'Nobody will get lost in those caves again,' said the judge.
'Why not?' said Tom.
'Two weeks ago, we put a big piece of metal across the door.'
'Oh!' said Tom. His face was white.
'Tom!' said Judge Thatcher. 'Tom, are you all right?'
'Oh, Judge, Injun Joe is in the caves!'
Judge Thatcher went to the caves with the sheriff. They took away the piece of metal from the door. They
opened the door.
Injun Joe was lying on the ground. He was dead!
The two men found an old wooden box near Injun Joe's body. And in the box were gold coins - hundreds of gold coins. The judge and the sheriff took the box back to St Petersburg.
Tom and Huck told the story of the Haunted House. Injun Joe had taken the gold coins from the Haunted House to the caves.
'Give the money to Tom and Huck,' said the sheriff. 'Give them a reward.'
So Tom and Huck were rich. And everybody was pleased with them. Judge Thatcher was pleased with Tom. Tom had saved the life of his daughter. Mrs Douglas was pleased with Huck. Huck had saved her from Injun Joe.
Tom was friends with Becky and he often visited the Thatchers. Huck lived with Mrs Douglas. He slept in a bed and he wore clean clothes. But Huck did not like clean clothes and beds. He did not want to stay in St Petersburg forever. One day, he got into a small boat and he went south. He travelled down the Mississippi River. But that is another story!