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Chapter 7:   It is now June, and the river is rising.  Luckily, Pap believed Huck's story about the intruder.  After being questioned, Huck went out to check for fish.  While checking for fish, Huck retrieved a canoe and was able to hide it from Pap.  Later, after Pap left for town, Huck escaped the cabin.  He took everything he could.  The Huck killed a wild boar and used its blood to make the cabin look like a murder scene.  Huck wanted Pap to believe Huck was murdered.  After dark, Huck made a getaway to Jackson's Island.
Chapter 8:  Huck woke up in the morning to the sound of cannons.  The town was searching for him.  They used cannons to try and find a drowned body.  Pap, Tom, Widow Douglas, and Judge Thatcher were on the boat.  Huck watched the boat as it sailed around the island.  While he was following to boat, Huck found the remains of a fire.  The fire worried Huck.  It meant that he could be discovered.  That night, Huck followed the smoke of the fire.  When Huck got close, he discovered that the person was Jim.  Jim had run away form Miss Watson, because he was going to be sold.   Jim and Huck are now allies on the island.




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