So the ring was hidden in the flour again, and Jess tried and failed to find it. Polly was the one who finally brought it to light.
“And now I guess it is time we had the riddles,” said the president of the club. “Each girl is to ask a boy a riddle and then each boy is to do the same thing to a girl. Jess, you can start if you want to.”
“All right. Artie, what word may be pronounced quicker by adding a syllable to it?”
“That’s a real hard one,” grumbled Artie. “Why didn’t you make it easier?”
“I know that one,” shouted Ward.
“Guess, Artie,” said Polly. “Hurry, we don’t want to lose time over the riddles.”
“I guess it’s fast, because you add E-R and then it’s faster.”
“Almost right,” replied Jess. “The word is quick. Add E-R and you have quicker.”
“I’ve one for you, Ward,” said Margy. “Why is an egg like a young colt?”
“Oh, I’ve got you, Margy! The answer is because neither can be used until broken.”