We know now that Huck is still rich, that his father wasn’t able to get Huck’s money. What has happened to Pap? CH 39-end

Huck asks Tom about his six thousand dollars, assuming Pap managed to take it all. However, Tom explains that Pap was never seen again after Huck disappeared. Finally, Jim reveals that the man he and Huck found dead in the floating house was in fact Pap, but Jim had not wanted Huck to see him.