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"That I don't know anything about," the director answered. "As director of the Biological Laboratory, I'm on the scientific division, and really can't tell you much about the cultural and statistical ends. I understand, however, that the Deputy Commissioner plans to send you to the mackerel fishery." "From Gloucester, Mr. Prelatt?" "No, from Boston. At least that is where you are to meet Mr.
When the time came for Colin to leave Woods Hole he found himself most reluctant to go, and he rather regretted that he had accepted the mackerel fishery investigation, because he saw that he could have got permission to work on with Mr. Prelatt for a week or two. But the matter had been arranged, and when the boy arrived in Boston, he was alert with the interest of a new experience.
As Director Prelatt had promised, Colin was given an opportunity to keep some research work in hand, although he found as had been foretold that he had but little time for it. The director was engaged upon a most interesting and important investigation, which, like all those that were in progress at the laboratory, had a strong economic value. This was the study of the life history of the whelk.
Prelatt, whether I would have any time aside from the fish-traps and the collecting, and if so, if I might work with the man who is going to take that up." The director shook his head. "No," he answered, "there are two men working on that subject together. Besides which, you will have but very little time, at least for a couple of weeks.
Prelatt?" inquired Colin. "All creatures have their own special enemies," the director answered; "and everything is so equally balanced that there are enough oysters born to keep up the supply in spite of the attacks of the whelk, or oyster-drill as it is termed.
The veteran collector of the Woods Hole Station is seen in the foreground of both pictures. "Yes, Mr. Prelatt," Colin answered, "and if he hadn't told me that the record was authentic and that the sword and section of timber had been in the National Museum, I might have doubted it." "They're enormously powerful, one of the best boatmen I ever knew was killed by a swordfish," said the director.
But I'm always glad of suggestions, and when you can help me in any way I'll let you know." "Thank you ever so much, Mr. Prelatt," Colin answered; "I'll be glad to do anything I can." The boy had a fertile brain, and, before a week had passed by, a line of experiment suggested itself to him in connection with the oyster-drill problem and he explained it to the director.
"I don't think so, sir," said Colin, after a moment's thought, "it crawls." "How?" "I don't know, Mr. Prelatt." "By thousands of sucker-like feet on the under side of it," he was told. "So you see it can crawl to and over an oyster-bed." "But even so, wouldn't an oyster shut tight at the approach of danger?" suggested Colin.
There will be two other students working with you in maintaining the supply of specimen material, under the direction of the head collector." "Very well, Mr. Prelatt," the boy replied, "I'll see that things are kept up as far as possible. Am I to come to you for information as to where to go for special fish and so forth?" "Mr.
"You know that the Laboratory here only keeps open until the first of September, don't you?" "Yes, Mr. Prelatt." "What had you thought of doing between then and college?" "I hadn't made any plans."
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