"You needn't worry," said Dick. "They'll get this milk back from the lunch she stole."
"But they couldn't help her stealing."
"And I couldn't help milking her," said Dick.
At this there was a burst of laughter. Then Mat wrote on a scrap of paper: "This cow has been milked to save some boys and girls from starvation. The owner can get pay for the milk by calling at Mr. Snead's, Poplar street, Budville."
"Who'll tie it on her tail?" asked Mat.
"I will," said Val, promptly, glad to ease his conscience.
And this he did with a piece of blue ribbon from Mat Snead's hat.