"I don't know of anything now, auntie; but I'll keep on the watch to see."
"That is right. We should be on the lookout to see what work there is for as to do."
The next morning as Robbie was having a fine run with his dog Rover, he saw Granny Dorn, who was lame, hobbling along to get her cow, which had gone down the lane to eat grass.
Robbie was playing with Rover.
"I could do that kind of work for granny," said Robbie, "but it's such a pretty morning, and Rover does play so nice!" Then he walked along slowly for a moment, until a bright thought came to him. "Why, I can run with Rover after the cow, and come back slower, so as to be rested for another run." Away he went until he overtook granny, and said:
"I'll get your cow every night and morning, if you wish. Just see how fast I can go! But I'll be careful and not run the cow, 'cause my papa says they will not give so much milk if you do."
"That is a good boy," said the old woman. "I'm going to bake some seed-cakes, to-day, and I'll give you a couple."
"But I do not ask anything. I just wanted to help you a little. Auntie Peyton told me to try to do something to help folks, 'cause that's right."
When Robbie had driven granny's cow into the yard, he ran home and told Aunt Abbie: