When he played hooky from school on Thursday it never occurred to him that he would be answerable to the powers that be on Friday.

Notwithstanding that he was a sentinel he could never look ahead.

And when Keekie Joe smoked several of his father's cigarettes on the way home, it never occurred to him that he would have to remain away from home through supper time, and until his father had retired for the night.
Thus it was that at nine o'clock or thereabouts, Keekie Joe realized that he was hungry and that four cigarettes stood between him and home, effectually barring the way.

He measured the licking that he would get against the supper that he would get, and he decided to go fishing.

No doubt his choice was well considered for the supper that he would get might not be a good one whereas the licking that he would get would be nothing short of magnificent.
Keekie Joe had not the slightest idea how to cook a fish and he could not think so far ahead as that.