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Animal Heroes
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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This
took
place
while
the
banker
was
in
touch
with
the
loft,
while
his
heart
was
warm
for
the
Pigeons.
He
was
a
man
of
influence,
and
the
Pigeon
Protective
legislation
at
Albany
was
the
immediate
fruit
of
Arnaux's
exploit.
IV
Billy
had
never
liked
the
Corner-box
Blue
(2600
C);
notwithstanding
the
fact
that
he
still
continued
in
the
ranks
of
the
Silver
Badge,
Billy
believed
he
was
poor
stuff.
The
steamer
incident
seemed
to
prove
him
coward;
he
certainly
was
a
bully.
One
morning
when
Billy
went
in
there
was
a
row,
two
Pigeons,
a
large
and
a
small,
alternately
clinching
and
sparring
all
over
the
floor,
feathers
flying,
dust
and
commotion
everywhere.
As
soon
as
they
were
separated
Billy
found
that
the
little
one
was
Arnaux
and
the
big
one
was
the
Corner-box
Blue.
Arnaux
had
made
a
good
fight,
but
was
overmatched,
for
the
Big
Blue
was
half
as
heavy
again.
Soon
it
was
very
clear
what
they
had
fought
over--a
pretty
little
lady
Pigeon
of
the
bluest
Homing
blood.
The
Big
Blue
cock
had
kept
up
a
state
of
bad
feeling
by
his
bullying,
but
it
was
the
Little
Lady
that
had
made
them
close
in
mortal
combat.
Billy
had
no
authority
to
wring
the
Big
Blue's
neck,
but
he
interfered
as
far
as
he
could
in
behalf
of
his
favorite
Arnaux.
Pigeon
marriages
are
arranged
somewhat
like
those
of
mankind.
Propinquity
is
the
first
thing:
force
the
pair
together
for
a
time
and
let
nature
take
its
course.
So
Billy
locked
Arnaux
and
the
Little
Lady
up
together
in
a
separate
apartment
for
two
weeks,
and
to
make
doubly
sure
he
locked
Big
Blue
up
with
an
Available
Lady
in
another
apartment
for
two
weeks.
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