Chapter Thirteen - Tom resolves to act on his earlier impulse to become a pirate. He meets Joe Harper, who agrees to join Tom, because his mother has wrongly accused and punished him for stealing cream.
Chapter Fourteen - A large group of boats appears on the river, and, after some confusion, the boys realize that the townspeople are searching for them, assuming they have drowned. This realization actually excites boys and makes them feel like heroes. After dinner, however, both Tom and Joe begin to consider otherwise.
Chapter Fifteen - Tom swims to the nearby Illinois shore and stows away on a ferry to cross back to Missouri. At home, Tom finds Aunt Polly, Sid, Mary, and Mrs. Harper all sitting together. He hides and listens to their conversation.
Read by John Greenman
