"Oh, yes!" exclaimed Vi's twin brother. "Do you know any?"
"I might think of one," the young marine replied. "Let me see. Can you tell me when a door is like a little mouse?"
"A door like a little mouse!" exclaimed Rose. "I never heard of such a thing. A door can't be like a mouse because it's too big—I mean the door is."
"Oh, yes it can!" said Laddie, quickly. "Things in riddles can be like anything they want to. Don't tell me, Captain Ben!" he begged. "Let me see if I can guess it myself!"
"It isn't very hard," the soldier-sailor said. "I just happened to think of it, and perhaps you won't call it a riddle at all. But when is a door like a mouse?"
"Is it when it sticks fast and won't open?" asked Rose.
"A mouse can't open and shut!" objected Russ.
"It can open and shut its mouth, and a door can open and shut," said Laddie, who seemed to know more about riddles than any of his brothers or sisters.
"Is that the answer?" inquired Russ, while Mun Bun and Margy stood silently looking at Captain Ben.
"No, that isn't the answer," replied the soldier from France. "I guess I'll tell you, for you've had enough excitement to-day. A door is like a mouse when it squeaks. The door's hinges squeak, you know, and the little mouse squeaks when he finds a piece of cheese."