The next morning, Tom seeks out Huck to reaffirm that the money and the adventure they experienced the day before is real. He and Huck discuss how they will find "den number two." Tom discovers that "Number Two" is lived in by a young lawyer, and that the other "Number Two" is a room in the Temperance Tavern which is kept locked except late at night. Tom decides that he and Huck will take all the keys they can find and, on a dark night, see what is inside the "Number Two" at the Temperance Tavern. If either sees Injun Joe, he is to follow him in the hopes of discovering the hiding place.
On a dark night, Huck stands guard while Tom tries the Temperance Tavern door. Suddenly, Tom comes running down the alley, calling to Huck to follow him. They take refuge in a slaughterhouse just as a tremendous rainstorm begins. Tom explains his fear: The keys wouldn't work, but the door opened when he tried the doorknob. Stepping inside, Tom almost stepped on Injun Joe's outstretched hand: The half-breed was passed out on the floor with an empty bottle of whiskey beside him. Tom suggests that they go back and look for the cache of gold coins, but Huck is more practical: If there were three empty bottles of whiskey instead of only one, maybe he would go back, but now Injun Joe might wake up after only one bottle of whiskey.
The boys decide not to try the room again until Injun Joe is gone. They make arrangements for Huck to watch at night; during the day, he can sleep in Ben Roger's hayloft. Tom and Huck also decide not to disturb each other unless something important happens.
