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? ? ? ? I was up stairs in a second, and down the lightning-rod in another one, and shinning through the dark for the lean-to. I couldn't hardly get my words out, I was so anxious; but I told Tom as quick as I could, we must jump for it, now, and not a minute to lose- the house full of men, yonder, with guns!

? ? ? ? His eyes just blazed; and he says:

? ? ? ? "No!- is that so? Ain't it bully! Why, Huck, if it was to do over again, I bet I could fetch two hundred! If we could put it off till-"

? ? ? ? "Hurry! hurry!" I says. "Where's Jim?"

? ? ? ? "Right at your elbow; if you reach out your arm you can touch him. He's dressed, and everything's ready. Now we'll slide out and give the sheep-signal."

? ? ? ? But then we heard the tramp of men, coming to the door, and heard them begin to fumble with the padlock; and heard a man say:

? ? ? ? "I told you we'd be too soon; they haven't come- the door is locked. Here, I'll lock some of you into the cabin and you lay for in the dark and kill when they come; and the rest scatter around a piece, and listen if you can hear 'em coming.


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