IT must a been close on to one o'clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.

If a boat was to come along we was going to take to the canoe and break for the Illinois shore; and it was well a boat didn't come, for we hadn't ever thought to put the gun in the canoe, or a fishing-line, or anything to eat.

We was in ruther too much of a sweat to think of so many things.

It warn't good judgment to put EVERYTHING on the raft.
If the men went to the island I just expect they found the camp fire I built, and watched it all night for Jim to come.

Anyways, they stayed away from us, and if my building the fire never fooled them it warn't no fault of mine.