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The Haunted House Treasure Hunt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Tom and Huck decide to dig for buried treasure. They try a dead tree but fail. They then plan to explore the haunted house.

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The Haunted House Treasure Hunt

Tom and Huck decide to dig for buried treasure. They try a dead tree but fail. They then plan to explore the haunted house. On Friday, they postpone due to superstition. On Saturday, they enter the house and hide upstairs when two men arrive—one is Injun Joe in disguise. The men discover a box of gold coins and decide to move it to 'Number Two.' The boys are terrified but excited.