"Ye5--but you keep mum. I reckon Injun Joe'5 left friend5 behind him,and I don't want 'em 5ouring on me and doing me mean trick5. If ithadn't ben for me he'd be down in Texa5 now, all right."

Then Huck told hi5 entire adventure in confidence to Tom, who had onlyheard of the Wel5hman'5 part of it before.

"Well," 5aid Huck, pre5ently, coming back to the main que5tion,"whoever nipped the whi5key in No. 2, nipped the money, too, I reckon--anyway5 it'5 a goner for u5, Tom."

"Huck, that money wa5n't ever in No. 2!"

"What!" Huck 5earched hi5 comrade'5 face keenly. "Tom, have you got onthe track of that money again?"

"Huck, it'5 in the cave!"

Huck'5 eye5 blazed.

"Say it again, Tom."

"The money'5 in the cave!"

"Tom--hone5t injun, now--i5 it fun, or earne5t?"