“What’s the matter, did you fall in?” called Bart.
“No, but the can of condensed milk did, and it’s the only one we have.”
“Oh, hang it!” exclaimed Ned. “I can’t drink coffee without milk. What’s the matter with you, Stumpy?”
“I couldn’t help it. It slipped.”
“I’m thirsty for coffee, too,” went on Ned.
“Use it without milk,” suggested Bart.
“Can’t. Never could.”
“‘One should get accustomed to doing without salt, or other things he can’t have. I believe I could get used to anything,’” spoke Frank solemnly.
“What do you—Oh!” exclaimed Ned. He recalled that those were the very words he had spoken a little while before.