The boy rose to his feet and answered the summons.
CHAPTER II
ROBERT AND MRS. JONES
“Are you willing to go to the village for me, Robert?” asked his aunt.
“To be sure I am, aunt,” answered the boy promptly. “I hope you don’t doubt it?”
“I thought you might be tired, as you were out all the forenoon in the boat.”
“That’s sport, Aunt Jane. That doesn’t tire me.”
“It would if you were not very strong for a boy.”
“Yes, I am pretty strong,” said Robert complacently, extending his muscular arms. “I can row the boat when the tide is very strong. What errand have you got for me to the village, aunt?”