noon
I throwed an acorn at him , and he scooted up a tree quicker 'n scatt . And then I wisht I had n't scared him away , fur it looked like he knowed I was in trouble . Purty soon I takes a swim , and comes out and lays there some more , spitting into the water and thinking what shall I do now , and watching birds and things moving around , and ants working harder 'n ever I would agin unless I got better pay fur it , and these here tumble bugs kicking their loads along hind end to . After a while it is getting along toward noon , and I 'm feeling hungry . But I do n't want to have no more trouble with Hank , and I jest lays there . I hearn two men coming through the underbrush . I riz up on my elbow to look , and one of them was Doctor Kirby and the other was Looey , only Looey was n't an Injun this morning .