Then he piloted himself down in safety and was back in time.

A few days later, the trusty little messenger was sent to Lawrenceburg to bring Harvey home.

Instead of taking the cars as instructed, Paul induced his charge to go with him to the river.

The little boy was very timid and refused to embark on a steering oar that Paul found near the shore.

A steering oar consists of a plank securely pinned into a spar about thirty feet long and used on stern and bow of a raft to guide it.