TheToppsstoodontheshoulderoftheroadandwatchedastheirtruck’， theirtwochildren， Jodi， twelve， andMatthew， fifteen， andtheirelderlydog， Snoopy， were1500milesfromhome， strandedonahighwayinWyoming， withtheoldtruckclearlybeyondevenJoe’， peeringaroundthecircleoffaceswithcataractdimmedeyes， seemedtoreflecttheiranxiety.
TheToppswereontheroadbecausefivemonthsbefore， ， Indiana， ， thewarehousingjobJoehopedfordidn’tmaterialize， Nancyandthekidswereveryhomesick， ， thegamblelost， theywereontheirwaybacktoFortWayne.
ThetruckhadtakenthemasfarasRockSprings， Wyoming， ， anddogswerenotallowedonthebus.
“Butwe’vegottotakeSnoopywithus.” Nancypleadedwiththeticket-seller， tearswellinginhereyes.
， hetoldher， ， theycalledTravelers’ Aid， andwithkindefficiency， ， withtheirboxesandbagspiledaroundthem， theyputinacalltorelativesbackhome， whopromisedtogettogethermoneyforthefareandwireritthenextday.
“ButwhataboutSnoopy？” Matthewsaidassoonashisparentsgotoffthephone.
“Wecan’tgowithoutSnoopy，”， Snoopyhadabitofaheartconditionandsomekidneyproblems， andthefamilyworriedabouther.
Joepickedupthelittledog.“Snoopy，” hesaid， tuggingherfloppyearsinthewaysheliked.“Ithinkyou’regoingtohavetohitchhike.”
“Don’ttease， Joe，” saidNancyshortly.
“I’mnotteasing， honey，” heassuredher， tuckingSnoopyintothecrookofhisarm.“I’mgoingtotrytofindaneastboundtruckertotaketheoldgirlbackforUS.”
Atthelocaltruckstop， JoesatSnoopyonastoolbesidehimwhilehefellintoconversationwithdriverswhostoppedtopether.“Gee， I’dliketohelpyouout，” oneafteranothersaid.“She’sawfulcuteandIwouldn’tmindthecompany， butI’mnotgoingthroughFortWaynethistrip.” TheonlydriverwhocouldhavetakenherpickedSnoopyupandlookedatherclosely.“Naw，” themangrowled， “withanolddoglikeher， there’.” Stillhopeful， Joetackedupasignandgavethemotel’sphonenumber.
“Somebodywillcallbeforebustimetomorrow，” hepredictedtothekidswhenheandSnoopygotbacktothemotel.
“Butsupposenobodydoes？” Jodisaid.
Joeanswered， “Sweetie， we’’ Aidcanonlypayforustostayhereonenight.”
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