Chapter 11

           Closeuponthehourofnoonthewholevillagewassuddenlyelectrifiedwiththeghastlynews. Noneedoftheasyetundreamed-oftelegraph; thetaleflewfrommantoman,fromgrouptogroup,fromhousetohouse,withlittlelessthantelegraphicspeed. Ofcoursetheschoolmastergaveholidayforthatafternoon; thetownwouldhavethoughtstrangelyofhimifhehadnot. 

           Agoryknifehadbeenfoundclosetothemurderedman,andithadbeenrecognizedbysomebodyasbelongingtoMuffPottersothestoryran. AnditwassaidthatabelatedcitizenhadcomeuponPotterwashinghimselfinthe"branch"aboutoneortwoo’clockinthemorning,andthatPotterhadatoncesneakedoff suspiciouscircumstances,especiallythewashingwhichwasnotahabitwithPotter. Itwasalsosaidthatthetownhadbeenransackedforthis"murderer"(thepublicarenotslowinthematterofsiftingevidenceandarrivingataverdict),butthathecouldnotbefound. Horsemenhaddeparteddownalltheroadsineverydirection,andtheSheriff"wasconfident"thathewouldbecapturedbeforenight. 

           Allthetownwasdriftingtowardthegraveyard. Tom’sheartbreakvanishedandhejoinedtheprocession,notbecausehewouldnotathousandtimesrathergoanywhereelse,butbecauseanawful,unaccountablefascinationdrewhimon. Arrivedatthedreadfulplace,hewormedhissmallbodythroughthecrowdandsawthedismalspectacle. Itseemedtohimanagesincehewastherebefore. Somebodypinchedhisarm. Heturned,andhiseyesmetHuckleberry’s. Thenbothlookedelsewhereatonce,andwonderedifanybodyhadnoticedanythingintheirmutualglance. Buteverybodywastalking,andintentuponthegrislyspectaclebeforethem. 

           "Poorfellow! ""Pooryoungfellow! ""Thisoughttobealessontograverobbers! ""MuffPotter’llhangforthisiftheycatchhim! "Thiswasthedriftofremark;andtheministersaid, "Itwasajudgment;Hishandishere." 

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