When Truth Slips Out — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

At dawn Huck knocks on the Welshman's door, scared and hungry. The old man welcomes him warmly, something Huck has almost never felt from grown-ups. The Welshman says they chased the men but did not catch them in the dark.

Huck describes the Spaniard and his ragged partner. Trying to hide Joe's identity, he blurts out too much under questioning and finally whispers that the Spaniard is Injun Joe. The Welshman understands the revenge plan now.

Huck panics when he hears about a bundle found near the widow's gate, thinking it might be the treasure box. But it is only burglar tools, not gold. He feels sure the money is still hidden in room two at the tavern.

At church the town learns Tom and Becky never came home from the picnic. Mothers scream, bells ring, and men rush to search the cave. Searchers find Becky and Tom's names smoked on a wall and a ribbon, but no children yet. The whole town fears they are lost forever in the endless passages.

Huck falls sick with fever while the village waits in horror. He cannot help search, but he knows more about Injun Joe than anyone else in St. Petersburg.