There he would hail some steamboat or tug, and get it to tow his raft to a safe mooring-place.

Then he would telegraph to both his father and his Uncle Billy.

After that he would engage some stout man to help guard the raft until his friends arrived.

Or perhaps he would buy a revolver and guard it himself, and when his father and Uncle Billy came along, he would challenge them before allowing them to step on board.

Yes, that would be the scheme, and the boy became very proud of himself as he thought of the praises in store for him.
At length Winn rose from his moist resting-place, and began to examine his surroundings.