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Chapter 6
Thehidingmencouldnotseeanymovement,buttheyheardacardoorslamandtheyheardvoices."Scairttogetinthelight,"Muleywhispered."Once-twiceI’vetookashotattheheadlights.ThatkeepsWillycareful.Hegotsomebodywith’imtonight."Theyheardfootstepsonwood,and,thenfrominsidethehousetheysawtheglowofaflashlight."ShallIshootthroughthehouse?"Muleywhispered."Theycouldn’tseewhereitcomefrom.Give’emsomepintothinkabout."
"Sure,goahead,"saidJoad.
"Don’tdoit,"Casywhispered."Itwon’tdonogood.Jus’awaste.Wegottogetthinkin’aboutdoin’stuffthatmeanssomepin."
Ascratchingsoundcamefromnearthehouse."Puttin’outthefire,"Muleywhispered."Kickin’dustoverit."Thecardoorsslammed,theheadlightsswungaroundandfacedtheroadagain."Nowduck!"saidMuley.Theydroppedtheirheadsandthespotlightsweptoverthemandcrossedandrecrossedthecottonfield,andthenthecarstartedandslippedawayandtoppedtheriseanddisappeared.
Muleysatup."Willyalwaystriesthatlas’flash.HedoneitsooftenIcantime’im.An’hestillthinksit’scute."Casysaid,"Maybetheyleftsomefellasatthehouse.They’dcatchuswhenwecomeback."
"Maybe.Youfellaswaithere.Iknowthisgame."Hewalkedquietlyaway,andonlyaslightcrunchingofclodscouldbeheardfromhispassage.Thetwowaitingmentriedtohearhim,buthehadgone.Inamomenthecalledfromthehouse,"Theydidn’tleavenobody.
