Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 As they walked home, the kids talked about the theft. Josh stopped walking. A sly look shone from his green eyes. "I figured it out," he whispered. "I know who stole the money." "Who?" Dink said. "It was Tyrone!" Josh said. "While everyone was asleep, he walked to the bank and made a

在回家的路上，孩子们谈论起了盗窃案。 乔希停了下来。他的绿眼睛里闪着狡黠的目光。 “我想明白了，”他低声说。 “我知道是谁偷了钱。” “谁?”丁克说。“是泰龙!”杰克说。 当大家都睡着了，他走到银行，做了一个

dino deposit!" Dink shoved Josh, and Ruth Rose rolled her eyes. Before splitting up, they agreed to meet and walk to the fireworks together. "Drop off your sleeping bags at my house," Dink said. "My folks said we could sleep outside after the fireworks." "And wear dark clothes," Josh said. At eight-thirty, Josh, Ruth Rose, and their families met at Dink's house. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose piled their sleeping bags on the picnic table. The adults carried blankets, bags of popcorn, and bug spray. Nate, Brian, and Bradley had each brought their favorite stuffed animals. The three families walked to Main Street and turned left. They took another left at Holly's Gas Station. From there it was only a short walk down East Green Street to the swimming pool, where the fireworks were set up. "Why are you three dressed in black?" Ruth Rose's dad asked. "You look like ninjas." "We're hoping the mosquitoes won't see us in the dark," Ruth Rose said, glancing at Dink.

恐龙存款!”丁克推了推乔希，露丝·罗斯翻了个白眼。 分手前，他们约定见面，一起步行去看烟花。 “把你的睡袋放在我家，”丁克说。 “我父母说放完烟花后我们可以睡在外面。” “穿深色衣服，”乔希说。 八点半，乔希、露丝·罗斯和他们的家人在丁克家见面。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯把睡袋堆在野餐桌上。 大人们带着毯子、爆米花袋和杀虫剂。 内特、布莱恩和布拉德利各自带来了他们最喜欢的毛绒玩具。 三个家庭走到主街，然后向左拐。 他们在霍莉加油站左转。 从那里沿着东格林街走一小段路就到了放烟花的游泳池。 “你们三个为什么穿黑衣服?”露丝·罗斯的爸爸问。 “你们看起来像忍者。”“我们希望蚊子不会在黑暗中看到我们，”露丝·罗斯瞥了丁克一眼说。

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose walked ahead, leaving the others behind. "Good thinking," Josh said when he was sure he couldn't be overheard. A few minutes later, they all arrived at the town pool. Hundreds of people were already there. Blankets and chairs covered the lawns near the pool, tennis courts, and baseball field. The fire truck was parked nearby in case it was needed. "I see Jud, Scoop, and Dean," Josh said. The three men sat leaning against the fence that surrounded the baseball field. "Let's go sit with them." "We can't," Ruth Rose said. "If we do, they'll see us sneak away later." "Well, let's at least go over and say hi," Dink said. "Yeah, and we can see if Dean looks guilty," Josh commented.

丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯走在前面，把其他人留在后面。 “好主意。”乔希确信不会被人听到后说。 几分钟后，他们都来到了镇上的游泳池。 数百人已经在那里了。 游泳池、网球场和棒球场附近的草坪上铺满了毯子和椅子。 消防车停在附近，以备不时之需。 “我看到了贾德、Scoop和Dean，”Josh说。 这三个人靠在围绕着棒球场的栅栏上坐着。 “我们去和他们坐在一起吧。”“我们不能，”露丝·罗斯说。 “如果我们这样做，他们会看到我们偷偷溜走的。” “好吧，我们至少过去打个招呼吧，”丁克说。 “是啊，我们可以看看迪恩看起来是不是有罪，”乔希评论道。

The kids wove their way through the blankets and chairs. Jud noticed them first and stood up. "Howdy," he said, waving. "You guys want to sit with us?" Scoop and Dean said hi, too, but didn't stand up. "Can't," Josh said. "We have to stay near our parents." "Officer Fallon is a nice guy," Jud said. "I sure hope he can find our money. We're taking Tyrone down tomorrow and leaving." "Where are you going?" Ruth Rose asked. "New Haven first, then a bunch of other towns," Scoop said. "We have a lot more money to earn." Dean didn't join the conversation. His dark eyes stared straight ahead. "Good evening," a voice said. It was Mr. Linkletter, the Shangri-la Hotel's manager. He was sitting on a lawn chair a few feet away. Everyone said hi.

孩子们从毯子和椅子中挤过去。 裘德先注意到了他们，站了起来。 “你好。”他挥着手说。“你们想和我们一起坐吗?”Scoop和Dean也打了个招呼，但没有站起来。 “不行，”乔希说。“我们必须待在父母身边。” “法伦警官是个好人，”贾德说。 “我真希望他能找到我们的钱。 我们明天就把泰龙拿下，然后离开。” “你要去哪儿?”露丝·罗斯问。 “首先是纽黑文，然后是其他一些城镇，”Scoop说。 “我们要赚的钱要多得多。” 迪安没有加入谈话。 他的黑眼睛直盯着前方。 “晚上好。”一个声音说。 是香格里拉酒店的经理林克莱特先生。 他坐在几英尺外的一把草坪椅上。 大家都跟我打招呼。

"I hope your room is comfortable," Mr. Linkletter said to Jud and Scoop. "It's great," Jud answered. Just then a circle of blue light lit the sky over their heads. "Oooh!" cried hundreds of people. "They're starting!" Ruth Rose said. "We'd better go find our parents." "How about breakfast at Ellie's tomorrow?" Jud asked. "I don't want to leave without saying goodbye." "Sure," Dink said. "What time?" "We're getting up real early to load Tyrone onto the truck," he said. "So how about nine o'clock?" "We'll be there," said Dink. The kids walked away toward their families. They picked a spot near the tennis courts where they could still keep an eye on the three men by the fence. "Guys, did you hear what Jud said?" Ruth Rose asked. "They're taking Tyrone apart tomorrow!" "So if that's where Dean hid the money, he needs to get it before then," Josh said. "Or whoever," Dink added. "Trust me, it's Dean," Josh went on. "Did you guys notice how he just sat and didn't say a word to anyone? In my book, that spells G-U-I-L-T-Y."

“我希望你们的房间很舒服，”林克莱特先生对贾德和斯道普说。 “太棒了。” 就在这时，一圈蓝光照亮了他们头顶上的天空。 “哦!”数百人喊道。 “他们开始!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们最好去找我们的父母。” “明天在埃莉家吃早餐怎么样?”Jud问道。 “我不想不辞而别。” “当然，”丁克说。“什么时候?”“我们起得很早，把泰龙装上卡车，”他说。 “那九点钟怎么样?”“我们会去的。”丁克说。 孩子们向他们的家人走去。 他们选了一个靠近网球场的地方，在那里他们仍然可以监视围栏旁的那三个人。 “伙计们，你们听到贾德说的话了吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 “他们明天要拆散泰龙!”“所以，如果迪恩把钱藏在那里，他需要在那之前拿到钱，”乔希说。 “或者随便什么人，”丁克补充道。“相信我，是迪恩，”乔希继续说。 “你们注意到他只是坐着不跟任何人说话吗?” 在我的书里，这是G-U-I-L-T-Y。”

Volunteer firefighters had built a low barricade around the fireworks. The police had placed detour signs on River Road to keep cars away. Firefighters in white T-shirts went through the crowd, handing out tiny American flags. For a few minutes the kids watched fireworks bursting over their heads. The sky went from black to red, white, and blue. The crowd clapped and whistled and yelled. "When the next really big one goes off, let's boogie," Josh whispered. A second later, the sky blossomed into a giant yellow flower. While every eye was looking up, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose slipped away in the dark.

志愿消防队员在烟花周围筑起了低矮的路障。 警察在河路上设置了绕行标志，以防止汽车进入。 身穿白色t恤的消防队员穿过人群，分发小美国国旗。 有几分钟，孩子们看着烟花在他们头顶上绽放。 天空从黑色变成了红色、白色和蓝色。 人群鼓掌、吹口哨、大喊大叫。 “当下一个真正的大炸弹爆炸时，让我们走吧，”乔希低声说。 一秒钟后，天空绽开了一朵巨大的黄花。 正当每个人都抬头看的时候，丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯在黑暗中溜走了。