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1About noon the next day the boys arrived at the dead tree; they had come for their tools. Tom was impatient to go to the
2haunted house; Huck was measurably so, also--but suddenly said: "Lookyhere, Tom, do you know what day it is?" Tom
3mentally ran over the days of the week, and then quickly lifted his eyes with a startled look in them-- "My! I never
4once thought of it, Huck!" "Well, I didn't neither, but all at once it popped onto me that it was Friday." "Blame it, a
5body can't be too careful, Huck. We might 'a' got into an awful scrape, tackling such a thing on a Friday." "Might!
6Better say we would! There's some lucky days, maybe, but Friday ain't." "Any fool knows that. I don't reckon you was the
7first that found it out, Huck." "Well, I never said I was, did I? And Friday ain't all, neither. I had a rotten bad
8dream last night--dreampt about rats." "No! Sure sign of trouble. Did they fight?" "No." "Well, that's good, Huck. When
9they don't fight it's only a sign that there's trouble around, you know. All we got to do is to look mighty sharp and
10keep out of it. We'll drop this thing for today, and play. Do you know Robin Hood, Huck?" "No. Who's Robin Hood?" "Why,
11he was one of the greatest men that was ever in England--and the best. He was a robber." "Cracky, I wisht I was. Who did
12he rob?" "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. But he never bothered the poor. He loved
13'em. He always divided up with 'em perfectly square." "Well, he must 'a' been a brick." "I bet you he was, Huck. Oh, he
14was the noblest man that ever was. They ain't any such men now, I can tell you. He could lick any man in England, with
15one hand tied behind him; and he could take his yew bow and plug a ten-cent piece every time, a mile and a half."
16"What's a yew bow?" "I don't know. It's some kind of a bow, of course. And if he hit that dime only on the edge he would
17set down and cry--and curse. But we'll play Robin Hood--it's nobby fun. I'll learn you." "I'm agreed." So they played
18Robin Hood all the afternoon, now and then casting a yearning eye down upon the haunted house and passing a remark about
19the morrow's prospects and possibilities there. As the sun began to sink into the west they took their way homeward
20athwart the long shadows of the trees and soon were buried from sight in the forests of Cardiff Hill. On Saturday,
21shortly after noon, the boys were at the dead tree again. They had a smoke and a chat in the shade, and then dug a
22little in their last hole, not with great hope, but merely because Tom said there were so many cases where people had
23given up a treasure after getting down within six inches of it, and then somebody else had come along and turned it up
24with a single thrust of a shovel. The thing failed this time, however, so the boys shouldered their tools and went away
25feeling that they had not trifled with fortune, but had fulfilled all the requirements that belong to the business of
26treasure-hunting. When they reached the haunted house there was something so weird and grisly about the dead silence
27that reigned there under the baking sun, and something so depressing about the loneliness and desolation of the place,
28that they were afraid, for a moment, to venture in. Then they crept to the door and took a trembling peep. They saw a
29weedgrown, floorless room, unplastered, an ancient fireplace, vacant windows, a ruinous staircase; and here, there, and
30everywhere hung ragged and abandoned cobwebs. They presently entered, softly, with quickened pulses, talking in
31whispers, ears alert to catch the slightest sound, and muscles tense and ready for instant retreat. In a little while
32familiarity modified their fears and they gave the place a critical and interested examination, rather admiring their
33own boldness, and wondering at it, too. Next they wanted to look upstairs. This was something like cutting off retreat,
34but they got to daring each other, and of course there could be but one result--they threw their tools into a corner and
35made the ascent. Up there were the same signs of decay. In one corner they found a closet that promised mystery, but the
36promise was a fraud--there was nothing in it. Their courage was up now and well in hand. They were about to go down and
37begin work when-- "Sh!" said Tom. "What is it?" whispered Huck, blanching with fright. "Sh!... There!... Hear it?"
38"Yes!... Oh, my! Let's run!" "Keep still! Don't you budge! They're coming right toward the door." The boys stretched
39themselves upon the floor with their eyes to knotholes in the planking, and lay waiting, in a misery of fear. "They've
40stopped.... No--coming.... Here they are. Don't whisper another word, Huck. My goodness, I wish I was out of this!" Two
41men entered. Each boy said to himself: "There's the old deaf and dumb Spaniard that's been about town once or twice
42lately--never saw t'other man before." "T'other" was a ragged, unkempt creature, with nothing very pleasant in his face.
43The Spaniard was wrapped in a serape; he had bushy white whiskers; long white hair flowed from under his sombrero, and
44he wore green goggles. When they came in, "t'other" was talking in a low voice; they sat down on the ground, facing the
45door, with their backs to the wall, and the speaker continued his remarks. His manner became less guarded and his words
46more distinct as he proceeded: "No," said he, "I've thought it all over, and I don't like it. It's dangerous."
47"Dangerous!" grunted the "deaf and dumb" Spaniard--to the vast surprise of the boys. "Milksop!" This voice made the boys
48gasp and quake. It was Injun Joe's! There was silence for some time. Then Joe said: "What's any more dangerous than that
49job up yonder--but nothing's come of it." "That's different. Away up the river so, and not another house about. 'Twon't
50ever be known that we tried, anyway, long as we didn't succeed." "Well, what's more dangerous than coming here in the
51daytime!--anybody would suspicion us that saw us." "I know that. But there warn't any other place as handy after that
52fool of a job. I want to quit this shanty. I wanted to yesterday, only it warn't any use trying to stir out of here,
53with those infernal boys playing over there on the hill right in full view." "Those infernal boys" quaked again under
54the inspiration of this remark, and thought how lucky it was that they had remembered it was Friday and concluded to
55wait a day. They wished in their hearts they had waited a year. The two men got out some food and made a luncheon. After
56a long and thoughtful silence, Injun Joe said: "Look here, lad--you go back up the river where you belong. Wait there
57till you hear from me. I'll take the chances on dropping into this town just once more, for a look. We'll do that
58'dangerous' job after I've spied around a little and think things look well for it. Then for Texas! We'll leg it
59together!" This was satisfactory. Both men presently fell to yawning, and Injun Joe said: "I'm dead for sleep! It's your
60turn to watch." He curled down in the weeds and soon began to snore. His comrade stirred him once or twice and he became
61quiet. Presently the watcher began to nod; his head drooped lower and lower, both men began to snore now. The boys drew
62a long, grateful breath. Tom whispered: "Now's our chance--come!" Huck said: "I can't--I'd die if they was to wake." Tom
63urged--Huck held back. At last Tom rose slowly and softly, and started alone. But the first step he made wrung such a
64hideous creak from the crazy floor that he sank down almost dead with fright. He never made a second attempt. The boys
65lay there counting the dragging moments till it seemed to them that time must be done and eternity growing gray; and
66then they were grateful to note that at last the sun was setting. Now one snore ceased. Injun Joe sat up, stared
67around--smiled grimly upon his comrade, whose head was drooping upon his knees--stirred him up with his foot and said:
68"Here! You're a watchman, ain't you! All right, though--nothing's happened." "My! have I been asleep?" "Oh, partly,
69partly. Nearly time for us to be moving, pard. What'll we do with what little swag we've got left?"
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