The Adventures of

Chapter 11 In the Cave Again 
Tom and Becky stayed home for many days. Then, two 
weeks after their adventure, Tom visited Becky and talked 
to her father. 
Mr. Thatcher said, “You’re a very good boy, Tom. You 
helped Becky in the cave. Thank you. People can’t go into 
it now because it has a new big door.” 
“But Injun Joe’s living in the cave!” Tom said. 
Some men went down the river to the cave. Tom went 
with them. They opened the new door. Injun Joe was 
there, but he was dead. 
Tom wanted to talk to Huck. Later in the week he went 
to Mr. Jones’s house. The two boys talked about their 
adventures. 
“The money isn’t in Injun Joe’s house,” Tom said. “It’s 
in the cave! I know, because Injun Joe was there. Let’s get 
it!” 
Huck was afraid. “But maybe we can’t find it.” 
“I can find it again,” Tom said. “I know about a small 
door at the back of the cave. Becky and I came out there. 
We can go in that door, and I can find Injun Joe’s treasure.” 
“OK,” Huck said. “Let’s go today.” 
That afternoon the boys went in a small boat to the back 
of the cave. Tom walked first, and Huck went after him. 
They walked and walked. 
Then Tom said, “This is the right place! Injun Joe was 
here.” 
The boys looked for a good place for treasure. 
Suddenly, Tom said, “Look! There’s a cross! Injun Joe 
said, ’under the cross.’ Let’s look there!” 
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“Look! It’s the treasure box!” 

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The boys went to the place with the cross. Tom said, 
“I’m going to dig here with my knife ... Look! It’s the 
treasure box! Let’s get it out now. The treasure’s ours!” 
“This box is very heavy,” Huck said. “We can’t take it 
with us.” 
“I have some small bags,” Tom said. “We can put the 
money in them and take it home.” 
The boys went out of the cave with the money.