When Bunny and Sue told at home that evening what had happened, Mrs. Brown said:
"Walter, can't you do something for that poor old woman?"
"Yes, I must try," he said. "I meant to look into her affairs long before this, but I've had so many other things to do that I let it go. We'll save the store for her if we can."
"'Cause we like to help tend it," said Bunny. "Don't we, Sue?"
"Yes," answered the little girl.
Instead of going to his boat and fish dock the next morning, as he nearly always did, Mr. Brown called to Bunny to get ready and go down to the corner grocery with him.
"May I come?" asked Sue.
"Yes," her father answered. "You are in this as much as Bunny. We are going to help Mrs. Golden if we can."
They found the old lady sitting sadly in her easy chair near the back of the store where she generally could be found when no customers needed to be waited on.
"Good morning, Mrs. Golden," said Mr. Brown. "I understand you are in trouble."