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Chapter 26

           OnSaturday,shortlyafternoon,theboyswereatthedeadtreeagain. Theyhadasmokeandachatintheshade,andthendugalittleintheirlasthole,notwithgreathope,butmerelybecauseTomsaidthereweresomanycaseswherepeoplehadgivenupatreasureaftergettingdownwithinsixinchesofit,andthensomebodyelsehadcomealongandturneditupwithasinglethrustofashovel. Thethingfailedthistime,however,sotheboysshoulderedtheirtoolsandwentawayfeelingthattheyhadnottrifledwithfortune,buthadfulfilledalltherequirementsthatbelongtothebusinessoftreasure-hunting. 

           Whentheyreachedthehauntedhousetherewassomethingsoweirdandgrislyaboutthedeadsilencethatreignedthereunderthebakingsun,andsomethingsodepressingaboutthelonelinessanddesolationoftheplace,thattheywereafraid,foramoment,toventurein. Thentheycrepttothedoorandtookatremblingpeep. Theysawaweed-grown,floorlessroom,unplastered,anancientfireplace,vacantwindows,aruinousstaircase; andhere,there,andeverywherehungraggedandabandonedcobwebs. Theypresentlyentered,softly,withquickenedpulses,talkinginwhispers,earsalerttocatchtheslightestsound,andmusclestenseandreadyforinstantretreat. 

           Inalittlewhilefamiliaritymodifiedtheirfearsandtheygavetheplaceacriticalandinterestedexamination,ratheradmiringtheirownboldness,andwonderingatit,too. Nexttheywantedtolookup-stairs. Thiswassomethinglikecuttingoffretreat,buttheygottodaringeachother,andofcoursetherecouldbebutoneresulttheythrewtheirtoolsintoacornerandmadetheascent. Uptherewerethesamesignsofdecay. Inonecornertheyfoundaclosetthatpromisedmystery,butthepromisewasafraudtherewasnothinginit. Theircouragewasupnowandwellinhand.Theywereabouttogodownandbeginworkwhen 

           "Sh!"saidTom. 

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