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But a new fear took possession of the fugitive . If they were Indians , it was to be expected that they had canoes somewhere , and if they were speedily found , he would as speedily be overhauled . `` In which case Tim O'Rooney will lose his daar , and be the same towken lose himself , and the boys wo n't get their dinner . '' He squinted at the sun , now low in the sky , and quickly asked himself : `` If a man does n't git his dinner , and ates half-way atween noon and midnight , is it his dinner or supper ? But that is a mighty question , is the same . '' He evidently concluded it was too vast for him to decide , for he speedily dismissed it and turned his attention to that which more nearly concerned him . Still toiling with his hand , much in the same manner that a child would dabble in the water , he kept up the tardy movement of the canoe until he began to grow fearless again , and he took his paddle once more .