Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Josh, Dink, and the officers covered their ears. "Ouch!" cried the bank robber. He stumbled backward, clapping his hands over his ears. The minute he let go of Ruth Rose, Officer Fallon grabbed him.

乔许、丁克和军官们捂着耳朵。 “哎哟!”银行抢劫犯叫道。 他踉跄着后退，用手捂住耳朵。 他刚放开露丝·罗斯，法伦警官就抓住了他。

"It's all over, fella," Officer Fallon said. He snapped handcuffs on the man's wrists. Officer Keene pulled off the thief's fake mustache and wig. Now the man looked just the way he did in the video. He had a shiny bald head and a surprised look on his face. Officer Keene took him outside. Officer Fallon put his hand on Ruth Rose's shoulder. "Ruth Rose, are you all right?" Ruth Rose nodded. "I'm fine, Officer Fallon." "So where's this videotape you told me about?" Josh ran upstairs and got Lucky's video. He came back and slid it into the VCR. While they watched, Dink told Officer Fallon how it all happened. Officer Fallon laughed. "Pretty clever of our thief. He hired you to find the video with his own face in it. If he got rid of the tape, no one could prove he was in that bank." "He couldn't look for the tape himself," Ruth Rose explained. "The kid who taped him might have recognized him, like I did." "How did you kids get hold of this video?" Officer Fallon asked.

“一切都结束了，伙计，”法伦警官说。 他啪的一声把手铐铐在那人的手腕上。 基恩警官扯下了小偷的假胡子和假发。 现在这个男人看起来就像他在视频里做的那样。 他光秃秃的脑袋，脸上带着惊讶的表情。 基恩警官把他带到了外面。 法伦警官把手放在露丝·罗斯的肩膀上。 “露丝·罗斯，你还好吗?”露丝·罗斯点点头。 “我很好，法伦警官。” “你跟我说的录像带在哪儿?”乔什跑上楼拿了幸运仔的录像。 他回来把它塞进了录像机。 在他们的注视下，丁克告诉了法伦警官这一切是怎么发生的。 法伦警官笑了。“这个贼真聪明。 他雇你去找有他脸的视频。 如果他扔掉了录像带，就没人能证明他在那家银行了。” “他自己找不到录像带，”露丝·罗斯解释说。 “录下他的那个孩子可能认识他，就像我一样。” “你们这些孩子是怎么拿到这个视频的?”法伦警官问。

Dink remembered their promise to Lucky. "We can't tell where we got it. We promised." Officer Fallon smiled. "Well, whoever caught that guy on tape deserves a reward. Speaking of which, I believe you kids will be sharing a fivethousand- dollar reward from the bank." "Five thousand dollars!" Josh jumped out of his seat. He and Dink did a little dance around the living room. Officer Fallon laughed. "Ruth Rose here is a brave girl. She snuck over to her house and called the police station." Ruth Rose turned her favorite shade of pink. When Officer Fallon left, Ruth Rose did some math on Dink's calculator. "After we give Lucky his half, we'll each get $833.33," she said. "With a penny left over." "We're rich!" said Josh. "Let's spend it!" Dink laughed. "Mine's going into my savings account." "Mine, too," Ruth Rose said. "I'm saving for a computer." Josh slumped into a chair. "Yeah, you're right. My folks would kill me if I blew eight hundred bucks on pizza and ice cream."

丁克想起了他们对幸运仔的承诺。 “我们不知道从哪里得到的。 我们承诺的。”法伦警官笑了。 “嗯，不管是谁抓到那个家伙，都应该得到奖励。 说到这里，我相信你们两个孩子将分享银行五千美元的奖金。” “五千美元!”乔希从座位上跳了起来。 他和丁克在客厅里跳了一小段舞。 法伦警官笑了。“露丝·罗斯是个勇敢的女孩。 她偷偷溜回家，给警察局打了电话。” 露丝·罗斯把她最喜欢的粉红色染成了粉红色。 法伦警官离开后，露丝·罗斯在丁克的计算器上做了一些计算。 她说:“我们把Lucky的一半给他之后，我们每人得到33.33美元。” “还剩一分钱。”“我们有钱了!”乔希说。 “让我们花掉它吧!”丁克笑了。 “我的钱进入了我的储蓄账户。” “我也是，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我在存钱买电脑。” 乔希瘫坐在椅子上。 “是的，你说得对。如果我把800美元花在披萨和冰淇淋上，我的父母会杀了我的。”

On Monday, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose ran to the high school as soon as Green Lawn Elementary let out. They sat on a bench in front of the high school, out of breath. "What did Lucky say when you told him he's getting half of five thousand dollars?" Josh asked. "Nothing," Dink said, smiling. "I didn't tell him." Just then the bell rang. A few seconds later, kids came streaming out of the high school. "There he is!" Ruth Rose ran to meet Lucky O'Leary. She brought him over to the bench. He was smiling. "Ruth Rose says you got paid. Did you bring my hundred and fifty?" he asked. Dink shook his head sadly. "Not exactly." "What do you mean, 'Not exactly'?" The three friends burst out laughing. "We don't have a hundred and fifty dollars, but we do have this," said Dink. He handed Lucky a check for $2,500. Lucky's mouth and eyes popped open. "Twenty-five hundred bucks!" he yelled. "Where did this come from?"

星期一，绿草坪小学一下课，丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯就跑回了学校。 他们坐在高中前面的长凳上，上气不接下气。 “当你告诉幸运仔他得到五千美元的一半时，他怎么说?”杰克问。 “没什么，”丁克微笑着说。 “我没有告诉他。”就在这时，铃响了。 几秒钟后，孩子们从高中涌出。 “他在那儿!”露丝·罗斯跑去见拉基·奥利里。 她把他带到长凳旁。 他在微笑。“露丝·罗斯说你得到报酬了。 你把我的一百五十带来了吗?”他问。 丁克悲伤地摇了摇头。 “不完全是。”“你说‘不完全是’是什么意思?”三个朋友突然大笑起来。 “我们没有150美元，但我们有这个，”丁克说。 他递给Lucky一张500美元的支票。 幸运的嘴巴和眼睛都张开了。 “2500美元!”他喊道。 “这是从哪儿来的?”

"That's your half of the reward from the bank," Dink said. "We looked at your tape when we got home. Ruth Rose recognized the robber. He turned out to be the detective, only he wasn't really a detective. He was just pretending to be one so he could find you to get your video." Lucky blinked. "So you guys nabbed him?" "Yeah, right in Dink's house!" Josh said. "Ruth Rose snuck out and called the cops." "It was exciting!" said Ruth Rose. Lucky stared at his check again. He shook his head and grinned. "This is my lucky day. Now my mom can get the kids all their school stuff and have the car fixed." "What about college?" Dink asked. "I thought that's what you were going to do with your money." Lucky shook his head. "College is out for now. I'll have to work for a while till Mom and I can save more." Lucky looked at his check. "Maybe next year." He shook hands with the three kids. "Anyway, thanks a lot for this check. I can't wait to see my mom's face when I give it to her!"

“这是银行给你的那一半奖金，”丁克说。 “我们回家后看了你的录像带。 露丝·罗斯认出了强盗。 他原来是侦探，只不过他不是真正的侦探。 他只是假装成一个，这样他就能找到你，拿到你的视频。” 幸运的眨了眨眼睛。“所以你们抓住了他?”“对，就在丁克家!”杰克说。 "露丝·罗斯溜出去报了警" “太激动人心了!”露丝·罗斯说。 幸运仔又盯着他的支票。 他摇了摇头，咧嘴一笑。 “今天是我的幸运日。现在我妈妈可以给孩子们买上学用的东西，还可以把车修好。” “那大学呢?”丁克问道。 “我还以为你会这么花钱呢。” 幸运摇了摇头。“现在不上大学了。 我得工作一段时间，直到妈妈和我能存更多的钱。” 幸运仔看了看他的支票。 “也许明年吧。”他和三个孩子握了手。 “不管怎样，非常感谢你的支票。 我迫不及待地想看到我妈妈把它交给她时的表情!”

Dink watched Lucky walk away. Only he wasn't limping as much today. "I wonder how many college courses Lucky could buy with my $833.33," he said. Ruth Rose smiled at Dink. "I wonder how many college books he could buy with mine," she said. Josh stared. "What? You're giving your money to Lucky? But you earned it!" Dink shook his head. "No, we didn't. We just ran around talking to people. Lucky really earned the reward money." "That's right," Ruth Rose said. "He's the one who caught the robber on videotape." Dink and Ruth Rose started walking toward Main Street. "Hey where you guys going?" Josh yelled. "To the bank," Dink said over his shoulder. "And then to Lucky's house." Ruth Rose turned around and looked at Josh. "You coming with us?" Josh grinned, then caught up with Dink and Ruth Rose. "I wonder how many college meals Lucky can buy with my $833.33," he said. "Race you to the bank!" said Ruth Rose. And the three friends took off.

丁克看着幸运走开了。 只是他今天没那么跛了。 他说:“我想知道‘幸运’能用我的33.33美元买多少大学课程。” 露丝·罗斯对丁克微笑。“我想知道他用我的书能买多少大学的书，”她说。 杰克盯着。“什么?你要把钱给幸运仔? 但这是你应得的!”丁克摇了摇头。 “不，我们没有。我们只是到处和人聊天。 幸运真的赚到了奖金。” “没错，”露丝·罗斯说。 “是他拍下了抢劫犯的录像。” 丁克和露丝·罗斯开始朝主街走去。 “嘿，你们要去哪儿?”杰克喊道。 “去银行，”丁克回过头说。 “然后去幸运的家。” 露丝·罗斯转过身来看着乔希。 “你和我们一起去吗?”乔希咧嘴一笑，然后追上了丁克和露丝·罗斯。 他说:“我想知道拉吉能用我的33.33美元买多少顿大学饭。” “看谁先跑到银行!”露丝·罗斯说。 三个朋友离开了。