HalfthetimeTomwasafraidInjunJoewouldneverbecaptured；
theotherhalfhewasafraidhewouldbe。Hefeltsurehenevercoulddrawasafebreathagainuntilthatmanwasdeadandhehadseenthecorpse。
Rewardshadbeenoffered，thecountryhadbeenscoured，butnoInjunJoewasfound。Oneofthoseomniscientandawe—inspiringmarvels，adetective，cameupfromSt。Louis，mousedaround，shookhishead，lookedwise，andmadethatsortofastoundingsuccesswhichmembersofthatcraftusuallyachieve。Thatistosay，he\"foundaclew。\"Butyoucan’thanga\"clew\"formurder，andsoafterthatdetectivehadgotthroughandgonehome，Tomfeltjustasinsecureashewasbefore。
Theslowdaysdriftedon，andeachleftbehinditaslightlylightenedweightofapprehension。
TheAdventuresofTomSawyer：Chapter25CHAPTERXXVTHEREcomesatimeineveryrightlyconstructedboy’slifewhenhehasaragingdesiretogosomewhereanddigforhiddentreasure。ThisdesiresuddenlycameuponTomoneday。HesalliedouttofindJoeHarper，butfailedofsuccess。NexthesoughtBenRogers；hehadgonefishing。PresentlyhestumbleduponHuckFinntheRed—Handed。Huckwouldanswer。Tomtookhimtoaprivateplaceandopenedthemattertohimconfidentially。Huckwaswilling。Huckwasalwayswillingtotakeahandinanyenterprisethatofferedentertainmentandrequirednocapital，forhehadatroublesomesuperabundanceofthatsortoftimewhichisnotmoney。\"Where’llwedig？\"