Part 30 (1/2)
”No,” said he, ”I've thought it all over, and I don't like it It's dangerous”
”Dangerous!” grunted the ”deaf and dumb” Spaniard--to the vast surprise of the boys ”Milksop!”
This voice asp and quake It was Injun Joe's! There was silence for soerous than that job up yonder--but nothing's come of it”
”That's different Away up the river so, and not another house about
'Twon't ever be known that we tried, anyway, long as we didn't succeed”
”Well, what'shere in the daytime!--anybody would suspicion us that saw us”
”I know that But there warn't any other place as handy after that fool of a job I want to quit this shanty I wanted to yesterday, only it warn't any use trying to stir out of here, with those infernal boys playing over there on the hill right in full view”
”Those infernal boys” quaked again under the inspiration of this reht how lucky it was that they had remembered it was Friday and concluded to wait a day They wished in their hearts they had waited a year
The twoand thoughtful silence, Injun Joe said:
”Look here, lad--you go back up the river where you belong Wait there till you hear fro into this town just once erous' job after I've spied around a little and think things look well for it Then for Texas!
We'll leg it together!”
This was satisfactory Both , and Injun Joe said:
”I'm dead for sleep! It's your turn to watch”
He curled down in the weeds and soon began to snore His comrade stirred hian to nod; his head drooped lower and lower, both rateful breath Tom whispered:
”Now's our chance--come!”
Huck said:
”I can't--I'd die if they was to wake”
Toed--Huck held back At last Tom rose slowly and softly, and started alone But the first step hesuch a hideous creak froht He never ing moments till it seeray; and then they were grateful to note that at last the sun was setting
Now one snore ceased Injun Joe sat up, stared around--s upon his knees--stirred him up with his foot and said:
”Here! _You're_ a watch's happened”
”My! have I been asleep?”
”Oh, partly, partly Nearly ti, pard What'll we do hat little se've got left?”