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Chapter 29

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

           Nowtherewasavoice—averylowvoice—InjunJoe’s: 

           "Damnher,maybeshe’sgotcompany—there’slights,lateasitis." 

           "Ican’tseeany." 

           Thiswasthatstranger’svoice—thestrangerofthehauntedhouse. AdeadlychillwenttoHuck’sheart—this,then,wasthe"revenge"job! Histhoughtwas,tofly. ThenherememberedthattheWidowDouglashadbeenkindtohimmorethanonce,andmaybethesemenweregoingtomurderher. Hewishedhedaredventuretowarnher; butheknewhedidn’tdare—theymightcomeandcatchhim. Hethoughtallthisandmoreinthemomentthatelapsedbetweenthestranger’sremarkandInjunJoe’snext—whichwas— 

           "Becausethebushisinyourway. Now—thisway—nowyousee,don’tyou?" 

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