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&ruckhadtakenthemasfarasRs,Wyoming,buthingtodobutsellittoajuwenty-fivedollarsandhitcharidetothebusstation.Twopiecesofbadhematthestation.FourticketstoFortWayomuoheyhad,aallowedonthebus.
"Butwe'vegottotakeSnoopywithus."htheticket-seller,tearswellinginhereyes.
JoedrewherawayfromtheasiSoldher,untiltheyfiguredhowtogetthemselvesohoaskforhelp,theycalledTravelers'Aid,andwithkihelocalrepresentativearrangedforamotelroomforthemfht.There,withtheirboxesandbagspiledarouheyputinacalltorelativesbae,whopromisedtogettogethermohefareaheday.
"ButwhataboutSnoopy?"Matthewsaidassoonashisparentsgotoffthephone.
"We'tgowithoutSnoopy,"Jodistatedflatly.Atseventeen,Snoopyhadabitofaheartekidhefamilyworriedabouther.
Joepickedupthelittledog."Snoopy,"hesaid,tuggingherfloppyearsinthewaysheliked."Ithinkytohavetohitchhike."
"Don'ttease,Joe,"saidNancyshortly.
"I'mnotteasi;heassuredher,tuoopyintothe."I'mgoingtotrytofibouaketheoldgirlbackforUS."
Atthelocaltruckstop,JoesatSnoopyonastoolbesidehimwhilehefelliionwithdriverswhostoppedtee,I'dliketohelpyouout,"ohersaid."She'sawfuldIwouldn'tmindthepany,butI'mnotghFortWayrip."Theonlydriverwhocouldhavetakenherpioopyupaherclosely."Naw,"thema;withanolddoglikeher,there'dbetoomanypitstops.Igottomaketime."Stillhopeful,Joetackedupasigel'sphonenumber.
"Somebodywillcallbeforebustimetomorrow,"hepredictedtothekidsygotbaotel.
"Butsuppose;Jodisaid.
Joea;Sweetie,we'vegottobeonthatbus.TheTravelers'Aidlypayforustht."
&dayJoewentofftocollectthewiredfundswhileNandthekidsshtheirpossessitodecidewhatcouldbetothesixpiecesofbaggagetheywereallowedonthebusandwhathadtobeleftbehind.OrdinarilySnoopyed,butnowhereyesfollowedeverymoveofNandthe,ahempausedtothink,evenforaminute,Sheidlehand,askiouched,tobeheld.
"Sheknows,"Jodisaid,gher."Shekhingawfulisgoingtohappen."
&ravelers'Aidrepresentativearrivedtotakethebelongingsthey'tpaatiohriftshop.Ani,hewascaughtbetweenbeingsympathetigpractihelookedatSnoopy."Seventeenisreally,"hesaidgently."Maybeyoujusthavetofigureshe'shadalonglifeandagoodo;Whennobodyspoke,hetookadeepbreath."Ifyouwant,youleaveherwithmeandI'llhaveherputtosleepafteryou'vego;
ThelookedatNancybutsaidnothioodtherewasn'taheydidn'twaharderoherbyprotesting.Nancybowedherhead.Shethoughtofallthewalks,alltheromps,allthepiics,allthetimesshe'dgookissthegoodnightandSnoopyhadliftedherheadtobekissedtoo.
"Thankyou,"shetoldtheman."It'skindofyoutooffer.Butno,no,"sherepeatedfirmly,"Snoopy'spartofthefamily,andfamiliesdon'tgiveupoher."Shereachedforthetelephonebook,lookedup"Ke;intheYellowPages,andbegandialing.Scrupulously,shestartedeachcallwiththeexplanationthatthefamilywasdownontheirluck."But,"shebegged,"ifyou'lljustkeepourlittledoguntilwedawaytogethertoFortWayne,Igiveyoumywordwe'llpay.Pleasetrustme.Please."
&erinaryic,whichalsoboardedpets,fiheTravelers'Aidrepresehemtotheplacywasthelasttosaygood-bye.ShekookSnoopy'sfrostedmuzzleinherhands."Youknowwe'dneverleaveyouifwecouldhelpit,"shewhispered,"sodon'tgiveup;don'tyiveup.We'llgetyoubaise."
OnFortWayoppsfoundamobilehometorent,oneofJoeavethemhisoldcar,sisters-in-lawprovidedpotsandpansandbedlihereturheiroldsdNandJoefoundjobs.Bitbybitthefamilygotitselftogether,butthecirclehadapainfulgapinit.Snoopywasmissing.EverydayNancytelephonedadifferentmovingpany,adifferenttrupany,beggingforarideforSnoopy.EverydayJodiahroughthedifshe'dhadanyludshehadtosayno.
ByMarch,they'dbeenbaFortWaynesixweeksandNandespair.ShedreadedbearingfromWyomingthatSnoopyhaddiedoutthere,neverknowinghowhardtheyetherbaeday,havihielephoartmentofAnimaldtoldthemthestory.
"Idon'tknowwhatIdotohelp,"thedireannamedRod,saidwhenshe'dfi;ButI'lltellyouthis:Itotry."
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