rscoretotwenty.Thenthefieldersinterposed.
'Isy,look'ere,'e'sonlygivin''erlobs'e'snottryin'tergit'eraht.'
'You'respoilin'ourgime.'
'Idon'tcareI'vegottwentyruns—thet'smorethanyoucoulddo.I'llgoahtnowofmyownaccord,sothere!Comeon,Tom.'
Tomjoinedher,andasthecaptainatlastresumedhisbatandthegamewenton,theycommencedtalking,Lizaleaningagainstthewallofahouse,whileTomstoodinfrontofher,smilingwithpleasure.
'Where'aveyoubeenidin'yerself,Tom?Iain'tseenyerforIdunno'owlong.'
'I'vebeenabahtasusualan'I'veseenyouwhenyoudidn'tseeme.'
'Well,yermight'avecomeupandsaidgoodmornin'whenyouseeme.'
'Ididn'twantterforcemyselfon,yer,Liza.'
'Garn!Youareabloomin'cuckoo.I'mblowed!'
'Ithoughtyerdidn'tlikeme'angin'roundyersoIkep'awy.'
'Why,yertalksasifIdidn'tlikeyer.Yerdon'tthinkI'd'avecomeahtbeanfeastin'withyerifI'adn'tlikedyer?'
Lizawasreallyverydishonest,butshefeltsohappythismorningthatshelovedthewholeworld,andofcourseTomcameinwiththeothers.Shelookedverykindlyathim,andhewassoaffectedthatagreatlumpcameinhisthroatandhecouldnotspeak.
Liza'seyesturnedtoJim'shouse,andshesawcomingoutofthedooragirlofaboutherownageshefanciedshesawinhersomelikenesstoJim.
'Say,Tom,'sheasked,'thetain'tBlakeston'sdaughter,isit?'
'Yusthet'sit.'
'I'llgoan'speakto'er,'saidLiza,leavingTomandgoingovertheroad.
'You'rePollyBlakeston,ain'tyer?'shesaid.
'Thet'sme!'saidthegirl.
'Ithoughtyouwas.Yourdad,'esaysterme,"Youdunnomydaughter,Polly,doyer?"says'e."Na,"saysI,"Idon't.""Well,"says'e,"Youcan'tmiss'erwhenyousee'er."An'rightenoughIdidn't.'
'MothersaysI'mallfather,an'thereain'tnothin'of'erinme.Dadsaysit'sluckyitain'ttheotherwyabaht,ore'd'avegotadivorce.'
Theybothlaughed.
'Whereareyougoin'now?'askedLiza,lookingattheslop-basinshewascarrying.
'Iwasjustgoin'dahnintotheroadtergetsomeice-creamfordinner.Father'adabitoflucklastnight,'esays,and'e'dstandthelotofusice-creamfordinnerter-day.'
'I'llcomewithyerifyerlike.'
'Comeon!'And,alreadyfriends,t