Part 25 (1/2)

Next ether for the Fisheries Building, an antiquated structure standing in the nificent park behind the National Museum and but a short distance froround-floor, seeing to the left a nuht -vessels, at the far end a small aquarium, while in the center was a tank in which were the two fur seals that the boy had heard about in the Pribilof Islands

He pulled his father's arm

”Oh, Father!” he cried; ”there are the fur seals Come over and see thely

”They are not personal friends of mine, as they seem to be of yours,” he said, ”and I have no tiement with the Commissioner You can come down and chat with your seal acquaintances after our talk”

The Coreeted them cordially, and without waste of words

”So this is the boy!” he said, after the custorow a bit, eh?”

”So did both of us once,” said Major Dare, looking at his own height and the Commissioner's burly frame ”We haven't done so badly”

”That's true Well, boy, tellthat there is to do in the Bureau, Mr Glades,” answered Colin promptly

The Coh

”That's a big order,” he said ”Willing to work?”

”Yes, sir,” the boy replied; ”I don't mind work”

”This is the place for it There's just two kinds of people in the world,” the Commissioner went on; ”those who do just what they learn to do and nothing else, and those who do the work because they want to”

”Yes, sir,” again responded the boy, wondering as co and that's all The others are the real ot in the Bureau and everybody has to be up to the standard So, there you are”

”I don't knohether I can come up to the standard, but I'htly judging that the Co speeches

[Illustration: HEADQUARTERS OF THE U S FISHERIES BUREAU, AT WAshi+NGTON, D C

_Courtesy of the U S Bureau of Fisheries_]

[Illustration: HAULING THE LARGEST SHAD SEINE IN THE WORLD

Spawn-taking operations on the Poto to save from extinction one of America's finest-flavored food fishes

_Courtesy of the U S Bureau of Fisheries_]

”Good! Going to college?”

The boy looked at his father