Chapter 12

           ITmustabeencloseontooneo’clockwhenwegotbelowtheislandatlast,andtheraftdidseemtogomightyslow.IfaboatwastocomealongwewasgoingtotaketothecanoeandbreakfortheIllinoisshore;anditwaswellaboatdidn’tcome,forwehadn’teverthoughttoputtheguninthecanoe,orafishing-line,oranythingtoeat.Wewasinruthertoomuchofasweattothinkofsomanythings.Itwarn’tgoodjudgmenttoputEVERYTHINGontheraft.

           IfthemenwenttotheislandIjustexpecttheyfoundthecampfireIbuilt,andwatcheditallnightforJimtocome.Anyways,theystayedawayfromus,andifmybuildingthefireneverfooledthemitwarn’tnofaultofmine.IplayeditaslowdownonthemasIcould.

           WhenthefirststreakofdaybegantoshowwetieduptoatowheadinabigbendontheIllinoisside,andhackedoffcottonwoodbrancheswiththehatchet,andcovereduptheraftwiththemsoshelookedliketherehadbeenacave-ininthebankthere.Atow-headisasandbarthathascottonwoodsonitasthickasharrow-teeth.

           WehadmountainsontheMissourishoreandheavytimberontheIllinoisside,andthechannelwasdowntheMissourishoreatthatplace,sowewarn’tafraidofanybodyrunningacrossus.Welaidthereallday,andwatchedtheraftsandsteamboatsspindowntheMissourishore,andup-boundsteamboatsfightthebigriverinthemiddle.

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