Casey left the fence, hurried to the wood-heap, carried in an armful, and asked Mother if she wanted more.

Then he returned to the fence.
"J-OE," Mother screeched a little later, "look at those cows tryin' to eat the corn." Casey left the fence again and drove the cows away, and mended the wire on his way back.
At sundown Casey was cutting more wood, and when we were at supper he brought it in and put some on the fire, and went out again slowly.
Mother and Sal talked about him.
"Better give him his supper," Sal said, and Mother sent Joe to invite him in.

He did n't come in at once.

Casey was n't a forward man.

He stayed to throw some pumpkin to the pigs.
Casey slept in the barn that night.