“How did the horses and cows keep warm when they stayed in this barn?” questioned Artie. “Were they cold, too?”
“Of course not!” retorted Ward. “Horses and cows are never cold. They like cold weather.”
“They keep each other warm,” said Fred, remembering something he had heard. “The animal heat in their bodies keeps them warm. Besides, farmers put blankets on their horses in the winter time.”
“We could wrap up in blankets,” suggested Polly.
“My mother is very particular about her blankets,” said Margy. “She won’t let us take them for tents, and she has to have them washed a certain way. I don’t believe she would ever let us have them out here in the barn.”
The other members of the Riddle Club were equally sure that their mothers would object to lending blankets for club meetings.
“Well, there ought to be some way,” said Ward, thoughtfully. “Couldn’t we put in a furnace?”
“A furnace!” chorused the club. “What kind of a furnace?”
“Oh, a furnace,” repeated Ward. “A regular furnace, you know. That would keep us nice and warm.”
“And where,” asked Fred, in some amazement, “would we get the money to buy a furnace?”