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无辜的流浪者 Innocent Homeless（第1页）
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&ilyscrawledsignonthecrumpledcardboardread：BROKE-NEEDDOGFOOD。ThedesperateyouhesigninonehandaheotherashepacedbadforthonthebusydowntownLasVegas。
Attachedtotheleashuphanayearold。Notfarfromthemwasanofthesamebreed，ppost。Hewashowlingintothebriskchilloftheapproaterevening，withawailthatcouldbeheardforblocks。Itwasasthoughheknewhisowhesignthatedohimread：FORSALE。
&ingaboutmyowion，Iquiedtheadeabeeliowardthehomelesstrio。Foryears，I‘vekeptdogandcatfoodirunkofmycarfryanimalsIoftenfnd。It’sbeenaingthoseI‘ttakein。It’salsowhatIveusedtoanyascareddogofftheroadtosafety。Helpingneedyanimalshasalwaysbeenanautomatie。
Ipullediparkinglotandgrabbedafivepoundbagofdogfood，aerofwateray-dollarbillfrommypurse。Iapproachedtheragged-lookingmanandhisunhappydogswarily。Ifthismathesecreaturesorwasusingthemase-ons，Iknewmyangerwouldquicklytakeover。Theatthesky，whiningpitifully。JustbeforeIreachedthem，atruckpulledupalohemandaskedhowmuwahe。
“Fiftybucks，”themanontheerreplied，thenaddedquickly，“butIreallydontwanttosellhim。”
“Ishepapered?”
“No。”
“Ishefxed?”
“No。”
“Howoldishe?”
&Ireallydontwanttosellhim。Ijustofeedhim。”
“IfIhadfftybucks，Idbuyhim。”Thelightturhetruckspedoff。
Themanshookhisheadandueddejectedlypagthesidewalk。Wheiingiiooppedwalkingandwatchedmeapproach。Thepupbeganwagginghistail。
“Hi，”Ioffered，asIdrewheyoungmaleandfriendly，andIsejustbylookingihewassomeoneinrealcrisis。
“Ihavesomefoodherefs，”Isaid。DumbfouhebagasIsetdowerinfrontofthem。
“Yhtwater，too?”heaskedincredulously。Webothkdowhe，andthepuppygreetedmeenthusiastically。
“Thato。dthisone‘sDog。I’mWayhesad，stenoughtoseewhatwasiainer。
“ened，Wayabitihealyandsimply。“Well，IjustmovedoutherefromArizonaabeeofndwork。I’matthepoievehedogs。”
“Whereareyouliving?”
“Inthattruckrightthere。”Hepoioadilapidatedoldvehiclethatarkedcloseby。Ithadaralohashell，soatleasttheyhadshelterfromtheelements。
Thepuphadylapaledin。Iaskedeofworkhedid。
“Imamedawelder，”hesaid，“Butthere‘snothingouthereforeither。I’velookedahesedogsaremyfamily；Ihatetohavetosellthem，butIjusttaffordtofeedthem。”
&sayingitoverandover。Hedidn‘twahem，buthe’tfeedthem。Anawfullookcameoverhisfaceeverytimeherepeatedit。Itwasasifhemighthavetogiveupachild。
&imeseemedrighttocasuallypassoverthetwenty-dollarbill，hopingIwouldntfurtherdamagehisalreadyshakypride。“Here。Usethistobuyyourselfsomethi。”
&hanks，”heslowlyreplied，uolookmeihiscouldgetusarht，too。”
“Howlonghaveyoubeenouthere?”
“Allday。”
“Hasopped?”
“。”Itwaslateafternoonandquicklygettingdark。Herei，whenthesuemperaturewoulddipiies。
Mymiofast-foricturedthethreeofthemgoingwithouteveoday，perhapsforseveraldays，andspendingmanylong，coldhourscoopedupintheirie，makeshiftshelter。
Seeingpeoplebegforfoodisn‘tahiscity。Butthismanstoodoutbecausehewasn’taskingforfoodforhimself。Hewasmoreedwithkeepinghisdogsfedthanwithhisownarentofnineassionatelyloveddogsofmyown，ithitadeepe。
Idon‘tthinkI’lleverreallyknowwhateatthatmoment，inspiriodowhatIdidIjustkwassomethingIhadtodo。IaskedhimifhedwaitthereforafewmiilIreturned。Henoddedhisheadandsmiled。
Mycarfewtrocerystwithurgency，Iradtookholdofacart。Istartedoaisleanddidn‘tquituheothersideofthestore。Theitems’tbepulledofftheshelvesfastenough。Justtheessentials，Ithought。Justfoodthatleofweeksandsustaintheirmeagerexisteerandjelly。Bread。edfood。Juice。Fruit。Vegetables。Dogffood（fortypou）。Aheyshouldhavesometreats，too。Afewotherhejobwasdone。
