Part 32 (2/2)
”Well, no--I reckon not”
”And I reckon not, Huck Only one bottle alongside of Injun Joe ain't enough If there'd been three, he'd be drunk enough and I'd do it”
There was a long pause for reflection, and then To any more till we know Injun Joe's not in there It's too scary Now, if atch every night, we'll be dead sure to see hio out, some tihtning”
”Well, I', and I'll do it every night, too, if you'll do the other part of the job”
”All right, I will All you got to do is to trot up Hooper Street a block and ravel at theand that'll fetch ood as wheat!”
”Now, Huck, the storht in a couple of hours You go back and watch that long, will you?”
”I said I would, Toht for a year! I'll sleep all day and I'll stand watch all night”
”That's all right Nohere you going to sleep?”
”In Ben Rogers' hayloft He lets er man, Uncle Jake I tote water for Uncle Jake whenever he wantsto eat if he can spare it
That's a er, Tom He likes me, becuz I don't ever act as if I was above hiht down and eat _with_ his when he's awful hungry he wouldn't want to do as a steady thing”
”Well, if I don't want you in the dayti around Any tiht around andToe Thatcher's faht before
Both Injun Joe and the treasure sunk into secondary importance for a moment, and Becky took the chief place in the boy's interest He saw her and they had an exhausting good tiully-keeper”
with a crowd of their schoolmates The day was completed and crowned in a peculiarly satisfactory way: Becky teased her -delayed picnic, and she consented The child's delight was boundless; and Tom's not more moderate The invitations were sent out before sunset, and straightway the young folks of the village were thrown into a fever of preparation and pleasurable anticipation Tom's excitement enabled hiood hopes of hearing Huck's ” his treasure to astonish Becky and the picnickers with, next day; but he was disappointed No signal ca caiddy and rollicking co was ready for a start It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence The children were considered safe enough under the wings of a few young ladies of eighteen and a few young gentlemen of twenty-three or thereabouts The old steaay throng filed up the main street laden with provision-baskets Sid was sick and had to miss the fun; Mary re Mrs
Thatcher said to Becky, was:
”You'll not get back till late Perhaps you'd better stay all night with so, child”
”Then I'll stay with Susy Harper, mamma”
”Very well And mind and behave yourself and don't be any trouble”
Presently, as they tripped along, Tom said to Becky:
”Say--I'll tell you e'll do 'Stead of going to Joe Harper's we'll clilas' She'll have ice-cream! She has it lad to have us”
”Oh, that will be fun!”
Then Becky reflected a moment and said:
”But ill irl turned the idea over in her mind, and said reluctantly: