Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 An hour later, the kids were lying on their sleeping bags in Dink's backyard. They were gazing up at the stars. "There's the Big Dipper!" Josh said, sitting up. "I think I see Mars!" Dink said. "There's a shooting star. Make a wish!" Ruth Rose said. "I wish I could be the first woman president!"

一小时后，孩子们躺在丁克家后院的睡袋上。 他们仰望着天上的星星。 “北斗七星在那儿!”乔希说着坐了起来。 “我想我看到火星了!”丁克说。 “有一颗流星。许个愿吧!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我希望我能成为第一位女总统!”

"I wish Ruth Rose could become president and put me in charge of desserts," Josh said. Dink and Ruth Rose sat up and laughed. "I wish Jud and Dean would leave Tyrone in Green Lawn," Dink said. "Yeah," Josh said. "That would be so excellent. We could make him walk all over town." "People would pay us to give them rides in Tyrone," Ruth Rose added. "We could send the money to Jud and Dean for their museum." The three kids sighed and settled back on their sleeping bags. "I still can't figure out how Scoop got Jud's key," Ruth Rose said. "Oh, that was easy," Josh said. "I figured it out a long time ago." Dink popped up and glared at his friend. "And are you planning to tell us?" Josh let out a dramatic sigh. "Scoop heard Dean say it was going to rain last night. He knew Dean

“我希望露丝·罗斯能成为总统，让我负责甜点，”乔希说。 丁克和露丝·罗斯坐起来大笑起来。 “我希望朱迪和迪安能把泰龙留在绿草坪，”丁克说。 “是的，”乔希说。“那太好了。 我们可以让他走遍全城。” “在泰龙，人们会付钱让我们载他们，”露丝·罗斯补充道。 “我们可以把钱寄给朱迪和迪恩，让他们建博物馆。” 三个孩子叹了口气，回到睡袋里。 “我还是不明白Scoop是怎么拿到judd的钥匙的，”Ruth Rose说。 “哦，那很简单，”乔希说。 “我很久以前就明白了。” 丁克突然站起来，怒视着他的朋友。 “你打算告诉我们吗?”乔希戏剧性地叹了口气。 “Scoop听到Dean说昨晚会下雨。 他认识迪恩

would probably move inside somewhere to stay dry. I think that's when Scoop decided to steal the money. He waited till Jud was sound asleep, then took his key." "But how did Scoop get into Jud's room?" Dink asked. "He didn't have to," Josh said. "They slept in the same room." "Joshua, how do you know that?" Ruth Rose asked. Josh grinned. "Remember when Mr. Linkletter said hi to us at the fireworks? I heard him ask Jud and Scoop how their room was. Room, not rooms." "It's a good thing Officer Fallon showed up at the shed," Dink said. "I wonder how he knew Scoop would go there." "Dean might have convinced him," Josh said. "Dean must've figured out the only way the crook could have gotten a key was by taking it from Jud during the night. And Dean knew Jud and Scoop shared a room." "Well, I hate to admit it," Dink said, "but you're pretty smart."

可能会躲到里面避雨。 我想那就是"凸报"决定偷钱的时候。 他等到裘德睡熟了，才拿了钥匙。” “可是Scoop是怎么进到judd的房间的呢?”丁克问道。 “他没必要这么做，”乔希说。 “他们睡在同一个房间里。” “约书亚，你怎么知道的?”露丝·罗斯问。 杰克笑了。“还记得林克莱特先生在烟花晚会上跟我们打招呼吗?” 我听到他问贾德和Scoop他们的房间怎么样。 房间，不是房间。”丁克说:“法伦警官出现在棚屋里是件好事。” “我想知道他怎么知道Scoop会去那里。” “迪安可能说服了他，”乔希说。 “迪安一定是想明白了，这个骗子得到钥匙的唯一办法就是在夜里从裘德那里拿走钥匙。 迪恩知道贾德和斯库普住一个房间。” “嗯，我讨厌承认这一点，”丁克说，“但是你很聪明。”

"I know," Josh said. "But thanks anyway." "You're welcome," Dink said. "Maybe I'll put you in charge of the FBI when I'm president," Ruth Rose said. Josh yawned. "Naw. I'd rather be in charge of food." The three kids smiled in the dark. Then, as the stars twinkled above them, they slowly went to sleep.

“我知道，”乔希说。“不过还是谢谢你。” “不用谢，”丁克说。 “也许我当上总统后会让你负责联邦调查局，”露丝·罗斯说。 杰克打了个哈欠。“算了。我宁愿负责食物。” 三个孩子在黑暗中微笑。 然后，当星星在他们头顶闪烁时，他们慢慢地睡着了。