His gratitude was measureless.

Now he turned in his tracks, between the walls of sumach bushes--turned himself as carefully as if he were a ship--and then stepped quickly but cautiously along.

When he emerged at the quarry he felt secure, and so he picked up his nimble heels and flew.

Down, down he sped, till he reached the Welshman's.

He banged at the door, and presently the heads of the old man and his two stalwart sons were thrust from windows.
"What's the row there?
Who's banging?
What do you want ?" "Let me in--quick! I'll tell everything." "Why, who are you ?" "Huckleberry Finn--quick, let me in!" "Huckleberry Finn, indeed! It ain't a name to open many doors, I judge! But let him in, lads, and let's see what's the trouble." "Please don't ever tell I told you," were Huck's first words when he got in.