8. They’re Really Gone!

Chapter 8 They're Really Gone! "But I saw them running away," Bradley said. "Besides, who'd kidnap a pony and a big, fat basset hound?" "This guy would!" Nate said. He tapped one of the wanted pictures. "He's big enough to pick up both of them and carry them away!" "But you're forgetting one thing," Brian said. "That guy's not in Green Lawn."

第八章他们真的走了！“但我看到他们逃跑了，”布拉德利说。 “再说，谁会绑架一匹小马和一只又大又肥的巴吉特猎犬呢？”“这家伙会的！”内特说。 他点击了一张通缉照片。 “他足够大了，可以把他们两个都抱起来带走！”“但你忘了一件事，”布莱恩说。 “那家伙不在绿草坪。”

"How do you know he's not?" Nate whispered. "He could be hiding in your basement! He could be waiting for you to go to sleep so he can creep up—" Just then Officer Fallon walked back into the room. All four kids jumped. "What's the matter?" Officer Fallon asked. "You look like you've seen a monster." "We have," Bradley said, grinning at Nate. "Here's a bunch of pictures," Officer Fallon said, handing the pile to Bradley. "I added some stuff on the bottom." Bradley read from the top photo: "Polly the pony and Pal the pooch are LOST! If you see them, call the police chief for a reward. 860-555-1007." "We don't have any money for a reward," Brian said. "I do," Officer Fallon said. He winked. "Now go out and paper the town with those pictures." The kids thanked Officer Fallon and hurried back outside. Bradley handed each of them some pictures and kept the rest for himself. "Let's walk

“你怎么知道他不是？”内特低声说。 “他可能藏在你的地下室里！”他可能在等你睡着，这样他就可以爬起来了——”就在这时，法伦警官走回了房间。 四个孩子都跳了起来。“怎么啦？”法伦警官问。 “你看起来像见过怪物一样。” “我们见过，”布拉德利笑着对内特说。 “这里有一堆照片，”法伦警官说着，把那堆照片递给了布拉德利。 “我在底部加了一些东西。” 布拉德利从上面的照片上读到：“小马波莉和小狗帕尔迷路了！如果你看到他们，打电话给警察局长要赏金。 860-555-1007。”“我们没有钱悬赏，”布莱恩说。 “我知道，”法伦说。 他眨了眨眼。“现在出去把那些照片贴遍全城吧。” 孩子们谢了法伦警官，急忙跑回外面。 布拉德利递给他们每人一些照片，剩下的留给自己。 “我们走吧

up Main Street and hand one to everybody we see," he said. "All the stores, too. We'll meet in front of the library when we run out of pictures, okay?"

在大街上给我们看到的每个人都发一个。” “还有所有的商店。等我们的照片用完了，我们在图书馆前面见，好吗？”

"Nate, you and I will take this side of Main Street," Brian said. "Brad, you and Lucy hit the other side." With a plan and a pile of pictures, the kids took off. Bradley and Lucy walked to the gas station first. They found the owner, Mr. Holly, fixing a flat tire. His face was smudged with grease marks. "Hey, kids, what's up?" the jolly man said. "Our pony and dog ran away and we're looking for them," Bradley said. He handed Mr. Holly a picture of Polly and Pal. "Golly, Polly is lost?" Mr. Holly said. "If they stop in, I'll give the police a call!" The kids thanked him and ran next door to the Book Nook. Mr. Paskey took a picture as well, and hung it in his front window. He promised to keep an eye peeled for the missing pets.

“内特，你和我去主街这边，”布莱恩说。 “布拉德，你和露西去另一边。” 带着计划和一堆照片，孩子们出发了。 布拉德利和露西先走到加油站。 他们发现车主霍利先生正在修理一个漏气的轮胎。 他的脸上满是油渍。 “嘿，孩子们，怎么了？”快活的人说。 布拉德利说：“我们的小马和狗跑了，我们正在找它们。” 他递给霍利先生一张波莉和帕尔的照片。 “天哪，波莉迷路了？”霍利说。 “如果他们进来，我就打电话给警察！”孩子们谢了他，跑到隔壁的图书角落。 帕斯基先生也拍了一张照片，挂在前窗上。 他答应留意那些丢失的宠物。

Across the street, Bradley could see Nate and Brian coming out of the Green Lawn Savings Bank. He waved and they waved back. "Howard's Barbershop is next," Lucy said. "Good," Bradley said. "Howard can hand pictures out to his customers."

街对面，布拉德利看见内特和布莱恩从绿草坪储蓄银行出来。 他挥挥手，他们也挥挥手。 “下一家是霍华德理发店，”露西说。 “很好，”布拉德利说。“霍华德可以把照片分发给他的顾客。”

Pretty soon Bradley and Lucy were almost out of pictures. Bradley had given his last one to Ron Pinkowski. Mr. P, as the kids called him, owned Ron's Bait Shop. He promised to watch out for Polly and Pal. "Well, I guess we go to the library and wait for the other guys," Bradley said. "I can't believe no one saw Polly!" "I saved one picture for the library," Lucy said. "The librarian can show it to everyone who checks out a book!" "Great idea," Bradley said. When they reached the library, Lucy went inside with the picture. Bradley sat on the steps. While he waited, he thought about Polly and Pal. Where would they go? Were they hiding on purpose? Had they been kidnapped, as Lucy had suggested? Did they decide to go off on an adventure, like that mouse Stuart Little? Lucy came out of the library and sat next to Bradley. "She's going to show the picture to all her patrons," she said.

很快，布拉德利和露西几乎没有照片了。 布拉德利把最后一个给了罗恩·平科夫斯基。 孩子们都叫他P先生，他是罗恩鱼饵店的老板。 他答应照顾波莉和帕尔。 “好吧，我想我们去图书馆等其他人，”布拉德利说。 “我真不敢相信没人看见波莉！”“我为图书馆保存了一张照片，”露西说。 “图书管理员可以把它展示给每一个借书的人！”“好主意，”布拉德利说。 当他们到达图书馆时，露西拿着画走了进去。 布拉德利坐在台阶上。他一边等着，一边想着波莉和帕尔。 他们会去哪里？他们是故意躲起来的吗？ 他们像露茜说的那样被绑架了吗？ 他们决定去冒险了吗，就像那只小老鼠斯图亚特？ 露西从图书馆出来，坐在布拉德利旁边。 “她会把这张照片拿给所有的顾客看，”她说。