"And Laddie made up a funny riddle about the barrel" went on Rose. "Jerry
told it to him, though. It's like this--'Why does a barrel eat a roll for
breakfast?'"

"Why does a barrel eat a roll for breakfast?" repeated Mr. Bunker. "I
didn't know barrels ate rolls. I thought they always took crackers or
oatmeal or something like that."

"Oh, she hasn't got it right!" said Russ, with a laugh at his sister. "The
riddle is, 'When is a barrel hungry?' and Laddie says Jerry told him it
was when the barrel takes a roll before breakfast."

"Oh, I see!" laughed Mr. Bunker. "Well, that's pretty good. Now I have a
riddle for you. 'How many lollypops can you buy for two pennies?'" and he
stopped in front of a little store with the two children--one on each side
of him.

Russ looked at Rose and Rose looked at Russ. Then they smiled and looked
at their father.

"I think we can find the answer to that riddle in here," went Mr. Bunker,
as he led the way into the candy store, for it was that kind.

And Russ and Rose soon found that they could each get a lollypop for a
penny.

"You used to get two for a cent," said Russ. "But I guess, on account of
everything being so high, they only give you one."

"Well, one at a time is enough, I should think," said Mr. Bunker, as they