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第19章 飞跃小埃及FlightoverLittleEgypt2（第1页）

第19章飞跃“小埃及”Flightypt（2）

&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn’tatallunusual。Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourer。

&aplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited。Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe’dbeehingshe’dseen。Wewerespellboundbyhistales。

Allofasuddeopped。WelookediioarioodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo’sface。

“Youlittlerascal，”hesaid，ghimbyse-souareyoudoinghere”

&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldma。

“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog”askedthehobo。

“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof1925，”saidmybrother。

&addsup，”saidthehobo，“IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof1925。Thatwassuresomeblow。Thebigtentedtoshreds。Everythingwasdemolished。”

“Thispoodlewastheopshowdog。He’ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars。Luckydog，heis。Blowedallthatdistagettinghurt。”

&hehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boys”

&youone，”saidmybrquioldbarrel，heliftedoffoeelbands。Hedashedbadedittothehobo。

Frombehhisoldbatteredhatthehobo’sblueeyessparkled。Asmilebrhhisheavygraybeard。

“Watchthis，”hesaid。“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain’thihis。”

Hewalkedoutintotheyardaheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground。

&ready，”hesaidtoJausingthatstrangesourembledwithexandhesprangforedthroughtheloop—forward，thenbackward。Asandsued，hehurledthroughthehendoverend。Hedanhishihens。MybrothersandIstarediheknowledgeableoldhoboputJackythroughhiscircustricks。

&lerustyohesureaiinganyofit，”saidthehreatbeiheragain。Bringsbackmemories，don’titlittlefriend”hesaidfoedJack’shead。

&haforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedup。“IguessIbestbegoing，”hemumbledandheadedslate。Withouthesitation，Jackyfollowedathisheels。

“Jaeback！”allthreeofuscalled。Butitdidriourcheeks。ehadlosthim。

&hehobopaused。LookingdownatJacky，hesaid，“Ourcircusdaysisover，friend。Overahetrampinglife’snolifeforyou。Youbeststayhere。”Jackystood，watgthehobooisedtofollow。

&hegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseslowlyturnedaround。“Bsthebigtop，”hesaid，“You’dbetterlothehousetillm。I’dhatetoseeyoulosehim。”

Sowedid。Jackylivedwithusformanyyears，andalthoughhewasthesmartestdogweeverhad，weeverpersuadehimtoperformcircustri。Wefiguredhe’dtakenthehobo’swordstoheartandputhiscircusdaysbehindhimondforall。