Evelin was the only one of the girls watching who was not surprised.
"She's the right build," she said, "and I know she's been at it all the time—but, of course, she doesn't expect to make the team."
"She ought to. Look at that!" Lois drew attention to another play. "Imagine any one apparently as slow and dreamy as she is, playing such a rattling game. Let's put her down for a sub, anyway."
Polly, who had not been paying much attention to the rest, said suddenly:
"We'll have to put her on the main team. We need two girls, and there's only one other Junior besides Fanny who can play, and that's Eleanor Trent. She was on the team at the school where she went last year. There she is, the girl with the auburn hair. She's used to boys' rules, but otherwise she's a good player."
"Jemima! two new girls!" Betty said dolefully. "Well, it can't be helped. Certainly the old ones are a hopeless lot."
"When do we tell them?" Evelin inquired. "Let's do it now. Goodness! I remember how thrilled I was when I was put on last year."
"Let's call them out of the game; that'll make them feel so important," Lois suggested.
So Polly asked permission from Miss Stewart, the gym teacher, and Fanny and Eleanor came over to them.
Polly, as captain, told them they had been chosen for the big team. Eleanor had rather expected it. She was a good player, but she was delighted and promised to try and make good.