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Chapter 9

           "Allright,I’llkeepstill. Nowthey’restuck. Can’tfindit. Heretheycomeagain. Nowthey’rehot. Coldagain. Hotagain. Redhot! They’rep’intedright,thistime. Say,Huck,Iknowanothero’themvoices;it’sInjunJoe." 

           "That’ssothatmurderin’half-breed! I’ddruthertheywasdevilsadernsight. Whatkintheybeupto?" 

           Thewhisperdiedwhollyout,now,forthethreemenhadreachedthegraveandstoodwithinafewfeetoftheboys’hiding-place. 

           "Hereitis,"saidthethirdvoice; andtheownerofitheldthelanternupandrevealedthefaceofyoungDoctorRobinson. 

           PotterandInjunJoewerecarryingahandbarrowwitharopeandacoupleofshovelsonit. Theycastdowntheirloadandbegantoopenthegrave. Thedoctorputthelanternattheheadofthegraveandcameandsatdownwithhisbackagainstoneoftheelmtrees. Hewassoclosetheboyscouldhavetouchedhim. 

           "Hurry,men! "hesaid,inalowvoice; "themoonmightcomeoutatanymoment." 

           Theygrowledaresponseandwentondigging. Forsometimetherewasnonoisebutthegratingsoundofthespadesdischargingtheirfreightofmouldandgravel. Itwasverymonotonous. Finallyaspadestruckuponthecoffinwithadullwoodyaccent,andwithinanotherminuteortwothemenhadhoisteditoutontheground. Theypriedoffthelidwiththeirshovels,gotoutthebodyanddumpeditrudelyontheground. Themoondriftedfrombehindthecloudsandexposedthepallidface. Thebarrowwasgotreadyandthecorpseplacedonit,coveredwithablanket,andboundtoitsplacewiththerope. Pottertookoutalargespring-knifeandcutoffthedanglingendoftheropeandthensaid: 

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