“The difference is exactly fifteen cents,” replied Polly, placidly.
“Wow! I guess you read the same riddle book I did.”
“Here is one for you, Margy,” said Artie. “Why is a lollipop like a horse?”
“When he’s the same color,” said Margy, quickly.
“No, that isn’t the answer. A lollipop is like a horse because the more you lick it the faster it goes.”
“Now, Ward, you ask the last riddle,” said Polly. “Then we’ll go on with our Hallowe’en fun.”
“Well, Jess, what is the ugliest hood ever brought to light?”
“Ugly hood? Oh, lots of them are ugly. Sadie Drew has a hood that is a sickly green and has bright red——”
“Never mind all that. What is positively the ugliest hood ever thought of?”
“I don’t know. What hood is it?”