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第7章 预知未来的狗jithewnderdg2(第1页)

saidflatly,“SamVanArsdale,youcantellme,butdon’tgotellinganyoneelse。”Samersuadedhiswifetoaccomanythembacktothewoods,whereJimutonaflawlessreeaterformance。Sheshookherheadinamazement—Sam’scrazystorywastrue!

Overthenextfewdays,Samcouldn’theltellinghisfriendsaroundtownwhathissmartdogcoulddo。Theysmiledathimindulgentlyandmovedoffrettyfast。

Onemandidlisten,althoughofcoursehewassketical。Sam,noticingthatthemanhadarkedhiscaronthestreetafewyardsaway,toldJimtoshowthemanwhichcarwashis。Jimwentstraighttothecaranduthisfrontawonit。

ThenanothermangaveSamthelicenselatenumberofhiscar。Samwroteitdownonaieceofaeranduttheaeronthesidewalk。HetoldJimtoidentifythecar。Withouthesitation,Jimwalkedtothecarinquestion。

Afterincidentslikethese,Jim’sreutationsreadlikewildfirearoundthesmalltown。SoonhewasdemonstratinghisowersintheRuffHotelforamazedcrowdsofutoahundredeoleatatime。ThereseemedtobenolimittowhatJimcoulddo。Wheneolewereinthelobby,hecoulddeterminewhatroomnumberstheyoccuiedinthehotel,itcouldidentifyeoleaccordingtotheclothestheywore,thecoloroftheirhair—insiteofthefactthatdogsarethoughttobecolor-blind—theirrofession,and,inthecaseofthemilitary,theirrank。

Perhas,thesketicssaid,SamwassecretlysignalingtoJim。AlthoughnoneofSam’sfriendsandassociatesquestionedhisintegrity,knowinghimtobealainseakingmanwhowouldn’tdreamofdeceivingothers,onewomandecidedtotestthistheory。ShehadthecleverideatowriteaninstructionforJiminshorthand;whichSamdidnotunderstand。WhenSamshowedJimtheaeronwhichtheinstructionwaswritten,andtoldhimtodowhateveritsaid,Jimwentovertoacertainman。Thewomanshouted,“He’sdoingit!”Thensheexlainedthattheinstructionwas,“Showusthemanwithrolledsocks。”

Jim’sreutationsreadfarbeyondthesmalltownofMarshall。Newsaersandmagazinesfromalloverthecountrysentreorterstocoverthestory。Theywentaway,likeeveryoneelse,amazed。JimbecameknownastheWonderDog。

Jim’sfeatsarousedscientificandmedicalcuriosity。HewasexaminedbyveterinariansatMissouriStateUniversity,whosaidthattherewasnothingunusualaboutJim—hysically,hewasjustlikeanyotherdog。Theycouldoffernoexlanationforhisuncannytalent。

Oneday,somefriendsersuadedSamtotestJimfurther。CouldheossiblyredictthefutureSamtookaninterestintheKentuckyDerby,sothatyearhewrotedownthenamesofthehorsesoniecesofaerthathethenlaidonthefloor。HeaskedJimtoselectthehorsethatwouldwin。Jimuthisawononeoftheslisofaer,whichwasthenutinalockedsafeuntilaftertherace。ItturnedoutthatJimhadickedthewinner。Hereeatedhissuccessthefollowingyear,andsoonforsevensuccessiveyears。

SamwasnotagamblingmanandneverattemtedtorofitfromJim’sabilitiestoforetellthefuture。HereceivedmanylettersandtelegramsrequestingJim’sredictionsofwinninghorses。SomeeoleofferedtoslittherofitswithSam。ButSamneverwavered。NorwasheinterestedinalucrativeofferfromParamountforJimtoworkinmoviesforayear。Likethemodestmidwesternerhewas,Samsaidhedidn’treallyneedthemoneyanddidn’twanttocommercializeJim。

Astimeassed,thebondbetweenSamandJimgrew。Sam’sloveforJimwasthatofamanforhisgreatestfriend。Andthedog’sabilitytodoanythingSamaskedwasjustonefacetofJim’sdeedevotiontowardsSam。SowhenJimdiedattheageoftwelvein1937,Samwasdevastated。Andindeed,thewholetownofMarshallwasstunnedbytheloss。JimwasburiedintheRidgeParkCemetery,wherehissmallwhiteheadstonereads:JimtheWonderDog。

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