Lots of children had gone to the picnic at McDougal’s Caves on Saturday. It was quiet in St Petersburg. Huck sat by the river. In the evening, he saw the old steamboat come back. He saw all the tired children walking home. He did not see Tom. Where was Tom?
At eleven o’clock, the lights in the town started to go out. Huck walked out of the town. He was going to sleep in
a barn.
Suddenly, Huck saw somebody in front of him. It was Injun Joe! Huck followed him.
‘He’s carrying something,’ Huck said to himself. ‘He’s going to bury the treasure!’
Soon, Injun Joe met the Stranger. The two men walked up a hill outside the town. They stopped next to a house.
‘That’s Mrs Douglas’ house,’ Huck said to himself. ‘Are they going to bury the treasure on her land?’
‘There’s a light in the house,’ Injun Joe said to the Stranger. ‘We’ll wait here. She’ll go to bed soon.’
‘No! Let’s go away,’ said the Stranger.
‘We’ll go in. Wait! The light will go out soon,’ said Injun Joe.
Suddenly, Huck was frightened. Was this Injun Joe’s revenge? Was he going to murder Mrs Douglas? Huck heard
Injun Joe’s voice again.
‘The woman’s husband was a judge. The judge sent me to jail. I was going to get revenge on him. But the judge died. So I’ll get my revenge on his wife!’
‘Don’t kill her!’ said the Stranger. ‘I don’t want to kill anybody!’
‘No, I won’t kill her. I don’t kill women,’ replied Injun Joe. ‘But I want revenge. I’ll cut her face and her ears. And you must help—’
Huck moved away very, very slowly. Then he turned and ran down the hill. Mrs Douglas was a good lady.