Chapter 6

Chapter 6 "Or your house could be next," Dink reminded Ruth Rose. Ruth Rose shook her head. "They didn't return Tiger, so they didn't get inside my house. Come on, we have to tell Officer Fallon!" They ran down Main Street to the police station. "Does he work on Sunday morning?" Josh asked as they hurried up the steps. "We'll find out in a minute," Dink said. The kids almost bumped into Officer Fallon coming through the door.

“或者下一个就是你家，”丁克提醒露丝·罗斯。 露丝·罗斯摇了摇头。“他们没有把老虎还给我，所以他们没有进入我的房子。 快点，我们得告诉法伦警官!”他们沿着大街跑到警察局。 “他星期天上午上班吗?”他们匆匆走上台阶时，乔希问道。 “我们马上就知道了，”丁克说。 孩子们几乎撞到了进门的法伦警官。

"Were you kids coming to see me?" he asked. "I was just heading for Ellie's." "Officer Fallon, we figured out the burglaries!" Ruth Rose cried, He looked at her. "Oh? Then we'd better go back inside." Sitting at his desk, Officer Fallon picked up a pencil. "I'm listening," he said. Ruth Rose told him their theory about how the pet-nappers came back later to return the animals, then rob the houses. Officer Fallon smiled. "I think you're right on the button," he said. "I figured out the same thing." "Did you know that Mrs. Davis's canary was returned, too?" Ruth Rose asked. She looked at Dink and Josh. "We think her house will be robbed next!" Officer Fallon raised his eyebrows. "Well, now, that is news. I didn't know about the canary. When was it returned?" he asked, writing something on his pad. "Friday night," Josh said. "Some guy called up and said he'd found Mozart. He brought him over while we were there."

“你们这些孩子是来看我的吗?”他问。 “我正要去埃莉家。” “法伦警官，我们查出盗窃案了!”露丝·罗斯哭了，他看着她。 “哦?那我们还是回屋里去吧。” 法伦警官坐在办公桌前，拿起一支铅笔。 “我在听，”他说。露丝·罗斯告诉他，他们的理论是，那些偷宠物的人后来回来把动物还给他们，然后抢劫他们的房子。 法伦警官笑了。“我认为你说对了，”他说。 “我也发现了同样的事情。” “你知道戴维斯夫人的金丝雀也被归还了吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 她看着丁克和乔希。 “我们认为她的房子接下来会被抢劫!”法伦警官扬起了眉毛。 “好吧，这就是新闻。我不知道金丝雀的事。 什么时候归还的?”他问道，在笔记本上写了些什么。 “星期五晚上，”乔希说。 “有人打电话来说他找到了莫扎特。 我们在那里的时候，他把他带了过来。”

Officer Fallon's eyes widened. "Tell me about this man, Josh," he said quietly. Josh described Fred Little while Officer Fallon took more notes. "Can you arrest Fred Little before he breaks into Mrs. Davis's house?" Ruth Rose asked. Officer Fallon tapped his pencil and squinted one eye at the kids. "Officer Keene and I have been looking for whoever returned the Gywnn and Pardue pets. We want to question them about the pet-nappings and the robberies. Now we will start looking for Fred Little, too." He leaned forward on his elbows. "But we have no evidence that these people have done anything wrong. The same goes for Fred Little. True, he returned the canary and got inside Leona Davis's house. That's the same pattern as the other two burglaries, but it's not a crime." "You can't arrest him?" Josh asked. Officer Fallon shook his head. "Even if I knew where to find Fred Little, I have no proof that he's planning a crime." "But we have to do something!" Ruth Rose said.

法伦警官睁大了眼睛。 “告诉我这个人的情况，乔希。”他平静地说。 乔什描述了弗雷德·利特尔，而法伦警官做了更多笔记。 “你能在弗雷德·利特尔闯入戴维斯夫人家之前逮捕他吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 法伦警官敲了敲铅笔，眯着一只眼睛看着孩子们。 “基恩警官和我一直在寻找归还格温和帕杜宠物的人。 我们想询问他们关于绑架宠物和抢劫的事。 现在我们也要开始找弗雷德·利特尔了。” 他用胳膊肘撑着身体向前倾。 “但我们没有证据表明这些人做错了什么。 弗雷德·利特尔也是如此。 没错，他把金丝雀还回去，进了莉安娜·戴维斯的家。 这与另外两起盗窃案的模式相同，但这不是犯罪。” “你不能逮捕他?”杰克问。 法伦警官摇了摇头。 “即使我知道在哪里可以找到弗雷德·利特尔，我也没有证据证明他在策划犯罪。” “但是我们必须做点什么!”露丝·罗斯说。

"You've already done a lot," Officer Fallon said. "I didn't know that Leona Davis got her bird back. You've given me a good lead. Officer Keene and I really appreciate your help, kids." He walked them to the door. "Don't worry we have a few tricks up our sleeves." "I still think we should do something," Ruth Rose said when they were outside. "Well…" Josh said. "The circus is leaving tomorrow, and we do have those free tickets Officer Fallon gave us…" Dink laughed. Together, he and Josh talked Ruth Rose into visiting the circus for a few hours. They watched a few animal acts and bought popcorn. Ruth Rose didn't feel like going on any rides, so they decided to go into the clown tent again. Two clowns dressed as firefighters were running around, bumping into each other while a small cardboard building "burned." Smoke and fake flames were shooting out of a window. A woman clown was screaming, "Help! Save me!" Some of the kids in the audience started yelling, "Save her, mister! Up there, save her!"

“你已经做了很多，”法伦说。 “我不知道莉安娜·戴维斯找回了她的鸟。 你给了我一个很好的线索。 孩子们，基恩警官和我非常感谢你们的帮助。” 他送他们到门口。 “别担心，我们自有妙招。” “我还是觉得我们应该做点什么，”露丝·罗斯在外面说。 “嗯……”乔希说。丁克笑着说:“马戏团明天就要出发了，我们还有法伦警官给我们的免费票……” 他和乔希一起说服露丝·罗斯去马戏团看了几个小时。 他们看了几场动物表演，还买了爆米花。 露丝·罗斯不想去任何游乐设施，所以他们决定再去小丑帐篷。 两个扮成消防员的小丑跑来跑去，撞在一起，一座小纸板建筑“着火了”。 烟雾和假火焰从一扇窗户喷出。 一个女小丑在尖叫:“救命!救我!”观众中的一些孩子开始大喊:“救救她，先生!”在上面，救救她!”

The firefighter clowns got tangled up in their own hoses, making everyone laugh and yell even louder. Suddenly a clown dressed like Superman appeared on stilts. He wore a blue shirt under a red cape. Bright yellow suspenders held up the skinny blue pants that hid his stilts. Superman flapped his cape and snapped his suspenders. Then he marched over to the burning tower and saved the woman. All the kids in the audience yelled and clapped. Dink noticed that Ruth Rose was hardly even looking. He nudged Josh, and they left. "I'd like to get me some stilts," Josh said. He walked stiff-legged and snapped invisible suspenders. "Do circuses ever hire kids?"

消防小丑们被自己的水管缠住了，让大家笑得更大声了。 突然，一个穿得像超人的小丑踩着高跷出现了。 他穿着一件蓝衬衫，下面披着一件红斗篷。 亮黄色的背带裤托起蓝色的紧身裤，遮住了他的高跷。 超人拍打着他的斗篷，啪的一声扯断了他的背带。 然后他向燃烧的塔楼走去，救了那个女人。 观众中所有的孩子都欢呼鼓掌。 丁克注意到露丝·罗斯几乎没在看。 他推了推乔希，然后他们离开了。 “我想买一些高跷，”乔希说。 他走路的时候腿是僵硬的，看不见的背带也会折断。 “马戏团会雇佣孩子吗?”

"Yeah, to feed to the tigers," Dink said, which reminded him of Ruth Rose's Tiger. He looked at her. "Do you want to come over and finish the Monopoly game?" She shook her head. "Don't you guys want to solve this mystery?" "Sure, but what else can we do?" Dink asked. "Officer Fallon said he's gonna look for the people who returned the pets." "Well, I know how we can help him," Ruth Rose said, her eyes flashing. "Uh-oh," Josh mumbled. "Um, Ruth Rose, I don't think Officer Fallon wants any more help," Dink said. Ruth Rose ignored him. "Are you guys sleeping in the tent again tonight?" she asked. Dink nodded. "I guess so. Why?" Ruth Rose grinned mysteriously. "I promise to bring over some cookies if you promise to go somewhere with me." "Where?" Dink asked. "And why do you have that sneaky look on your face?" "Wear dark clothes," Ruth Rose said. "We're going to stake out Mrs. Davis's house!"

“是的，去喂老虎，”丁克说，这让他想起了露丝·罗斯的《老虎》。 他看着她。“你想过来玩大富翁游戏吗?”她摇了摇头。 “你们不想解开这个谜团吗?”“当然，但我们还能做什么呢?”丁克问道。 “法伦警官说他会去找归还宠物的人。” “嗯，我知道我们怎么能帮助他，”露丝·罗斯说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “哦哦。”乔希咕哝着。“嗯，露丝·罗斯，我想法伦警官不需要更多的帮助了，”丁克说。 露丝·罗斯不理睬他。“你们今晚还要睡帐篷吗?”她问。 丁克点点头。“我想是的。为什么?”露丝·罗斯神秘地笑了。 “如果你答应和我一起去某个地方，我保证带些饼干过来。” “在哪里?”丁克问道。“你为什么一脸鬼鬼祟祟的样子?”“穿深色衣服，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们要去监视戴维斯夫人的房子!”