70 OLD BLACK BASS 



make him over from the surly, morose na- 

 ture to a disposition truly social and 

 altruistic. 



For a day he lingered about the nest 

 uncertain, even as a puppy whimpers about 

 the litter-bed from which its companions 

 have been taken. Then he swam slowly 

 around the spot, turned toward the deep, 

 and went his solitary way. 



