Shock II by Richard Matheson

Author:Richard Matheson
Language: eng
Format: epub

He wasn't going to leave it for that other kid.

He dug furiously, piling the dirt on the other side of the hole. It kept getting darker.

'A little more,' he told himself, gasping. 'Then I'm goin' home with the gold.'

He stepped hard on the shovel and there was a hollow sound beneath him. Ernie felt a shudder running up his back. He forced himself to keep on digging. Will I give them the horse laugh, he thought. Will I give them -

He had uncovered part of a box - a long box. He stood there looking down at the wood and shivering. And you will find -

Quivering, Ernie stood on top of the box and stamped on it. A deeply hollow sound struck his ears. He dug away more earth and his shovel scraped on the ancient wood. He couldn't uncover the entire box - it was too long.

Then he saw that the box had a two-part cover and there was a clasp on each part.

Ernie clenched his teeth and struck the clasp with the edge of his shovel. Half of the cover opened.

Ernie screamed. He fell back against the earth wall and stared in voiceless horror at the man who was sitting up.

'Surprise!' said Mr. Hawkins.

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