"A carpenter's horse," said Rose.
"Pooh! That's made of wood. Can a wooden horse run?" cried Laddie.
"I guess that is a pretty good riddle," said Russ soberly. "What is the answer, Laddie?"
"Do you all give it up?" asked the smaller boy, his eyes shining.
"You got us thrown and tied," declared Cowboy Jack solemnly. "I couldn't guess that riddle in a thousand years."
"But you wouldn't want to wait that long to know what it is," Laddie said delightedly. "Now, would you?"
"You'd better tell us now, Laddie," said Daddy Bunker smilingly. "You know a thousand years is a long time to wait."
"Well," said the little fellow proudly, "what looks like a horse, and has four legs like a horse, and runs like a horse, and eats like a horse, is——"
"Yes, yes!" exclaimed the impatient Violet.
"What is it, Laddie?"