Three or four months have passed when Huck finds a suspicious footprint in the snow outside of the widow’s house. Because of a cross carved in the heel, the print looks exactly like Pap Finn’s boot, and Huck begins to worry that Pap has returned. To protect the reward money from Pap, Huck goes to see Judge Thatcher and tries to persuade Judge Thatcher to take the money for his own.
Because Jim is rumored to have the ability to do magic, Huck asks him if he can predict what Pap will do and where he will stay. When Huck asks Jim about Pap’s plans, Jim places a hairball on the ground and listens for Huck’s fortune. Jim says that there are two angels hovering over Pap — one white and one black — and he does not know which way Pap will decide to live his life. Jim also says that, just like Pap Finn, Huck has two angels over him, trying to help him decide the right path. When Huck returns to his room that night, he finds Pap waiting for him.
