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they must be genuine, they must be clear, they 

 must not be retouched and, above all, they must 

 be complete. That requires care, skill and pa- 

 tience." 



'T haven't been able to do much with sea-birds 

 flying round the ship," said the boy; 'T had been 

 hoping to get some good photos, but nothing worth 

 taking has come along. ' ' 



The Feather Man nodded approvingly. 



"I'm glad to hear you say so," he rejoined; 

 "there is no surer sign of a poor photographer 

 than his taking photos which are worth little in 

 themselves. It's a thousand times better to spend 

 a week getting one good photo, than to fritter away 

 time on a couple of dozen ordinary views. ' ' 



"I'm not going to waste anything," the boy 

 assured him; "Mr. Baker said he wanted to see 

 every plate, whether spoiled or not, and I want to 

 make good. ' ' 



"You will, my boy, I'm sure," the Feather Man 

 said heartily; "and, as you know, I'll do all I can 

 to help you." 



It was when they finally reached the Hawaiian 

 Island Eeservation, however, that Shan realized 

 how much the Feather Man's support and en- 

 dorsement was worth. The chief of the expedi- 



