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&ilyscrawledsignonthecrumpledcardboardread:BROKE-NEEDDOGFOOD.ThedesperateyouhesigninonehandaheotherashepacedbadforthonthebusydowntownLasVegas.
Attachedtotheleashuphanayearold.Notfarfromthemwasanofthesamebreed,ppost.Hewashowlingintothebriskchilloftheapproaterevening,withawailthatcouldbeheardforblocks.Itwasasthoughheknewhisowhesignthatedohimread:FORSALE.
&ingaboutmyowion,Iquiedtheadeabeeliowardthehomelesstrio.Foryears,I’vekeptdogandcatfoodirunkofmycarforstrayryanimalsIoftenfind.It’sbeenaingthoseI’ttakein.It’salsowhatI’veusedtoanyascareddogofftheroadtosafety.Helpingneedyanimalshasalwaysbeenanautomatie.
Ipullediparkinglotandgrabbedafivepoundbagofdogfood,aerofwateray-dollarbillfrommypurse.Iapproachedtheragged-lookingmanandhisunhappydogswarily.Ifthismathesecreaturesorwasusingthemase-ons,Iknewmyangerwouldquicklytakeover.Theatthesky,whiningpitifully.JustbeforeIreachedthem,atruckpulledupalohemandaskedhowmuwahe.
“Fiftybucks,”
themanontheerreplied,thenaddedquickly,“butIreallydon'twanttosellhi”
“Ishepapered?”
“No.”
“Ishefixed?”
“No.”
“Howoldishe?”
&Ireallydon'twanttosellhiijustofeedhi”
“IfIhadfiftybucks,I'dbuyhi”
thelightturhetruckspedoff.
Themanshookhisheadandueddejectedlypagthesidewalk.Wheiingiiooppedwalkingandwatchedmeapproach.Thepupbeganwagginghistail.“Hi.”
Ioffered,asIdrewheyoungmaleandfriendly,andIsejustbylookingihewassomeoneinrealcrisis.
“Ihavesomefoodherefs.”
Isaid.DumbfouhebagasIsetdowerinfrontofthe
“Yhtwater,too?”
heaskedincredulously.Webothkdowhe,andthepuppygreetedmeenthusiastically“Thato.dthisone’sDog.I’mWayhesad,stenoughtoseewhatwasiainer.
“ened,Wayabitihealyandsimply.“Well,IjustmovedoutherefromArizonaabeeofindwork.I’matthepoievehedogs.”
“Whereareyouliving?”
“Inthattruckrightthere.”
Hepoioadilapidatedoldvehiclethatarkedcloseby.Ithadaralohashell,soatleasttheyhadshelterfromtheelements.
Thepuphadylapaledin.Iaskedeofworkhedid.“I’mamedawelder,”
hesaid,“Butthere’snothingouthereforeither.I’velookedahesedogsaremyfamily;Ihatetohavetosellthem,butIjust’taffordtofeedthe”
&sayingitoverandover.Hedidn’twahem,buthe’tfeedtheAnawfullookcameoverhisfaceeverytimeherepeatedit.Itwasasifhemighthavetogiveupachild.
&imeseemedrighttocasuallypassoverthetwenty-dollarbill,hopingIwouldn’tfurtherdamagehisalreadyshakypride.“Here.Usethistobuyyourselfsomethi.”
&hanks.”
heslowlyreplied,uolookmeintheface.
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