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Chapter 29

           Huckclosedupandshortenedhisdistance,now,fortheywouldneverbeabletoseehim. Hetrottedalongawhile;thenslackenedhispace,fearinghewasgainingtoofast; movedonapiece,thenstoppedaltogether; listened;nosound;none,savethatheseemedtohearthebeatingofhisownheart. Thehootingofanowlcameoverthehillominoussound! Butnofootsteps. Heavens,waseverythinglost! Hewasabouttospringwithwingedfeet,whenamanclearedhisthroatnotfourfeetfromhim! Huck’sheartshotintohisthroat,butheswalloweditagain;andthenhestoodthereshakingasifadozenagueshadtakenchargeofhimatonce,andsoweakthathethoughthemustsurelyfalltotheground. Heknewwherehewas. HeknewhewaswithinfivestepsofthestileleadingintoWidowDouglas’grounds. Verywell,hethought,letthemburyitthere;itwon’tbehardtofind. 

           NowtherewasavoiceaverylowvoiceInjunJoe’s: 

           "Damnher,maybeshe’sgotcompanythere’slights,lateasitis." 

           "Ican’tseeany." 

           Thiswasthatstranger’svoicethestrangerofthehauntedhouse. AdeadlychillwenttoHuck’sheartthis,then,wasthe"revenge"job! Histhoughtwas,tofly. ThenherememberedthattheWidowDouglashadbeenkindtohimmorethanonce,andmaybethesemenweregoingtomurderher. Hewishedhedaredventuretowarnher; butheknewhedidn’tdaretheymightcomeandcatchhim. Hethoughtallthisandmoreinthemomentthatelapsedbetweenthestranger’sremarkandInjunJoe’snextwhichwas 

           "Becausethebushisinyourway. Nowthiswaynowyousee,don’tyou?" 

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