brambles, his ragged clothing
plastered to his poor little form like wall-paper.

He was not good at rowing but fortunately all he had to do was to guide
the old punt while the tide carried it down. And so he brought the old
boat to the island and pulled it well up on the shore, and tied it with
a rope. Then panting, dripping, he groped his way to the tent and
looked within. They were all still sleeping peacefully.

Keekie Joe had no change of clothing either on the island or anywhere
else. Going to school was out of the question now; he was too
saturated and filthy. Why should he remain on the island? He felt
that he could not face Townsend Ripley after breaking the promise he
had made him not to go in swimming. Poor Keekie Joe, his eyes were so
full of mud that he could not see the glory of that broken promise!

"Yez cin all go ter school," he said. Then, with as much fear and
stealth as if he were running away from the police he crept into the
water again and started for shore. He bent his course as nearly as he
could for the end of Barrel Alley which abutted on the river. Soon he
would be back in the yard of Billy Gilson's tire repair shop and could
rest. His little sojourn in Fairyland had been a wonderful thing . . .

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