Arnaux 
glance showed the tie string on the tail. He shut 
the door and dropped the catching-net quickly 
over Arnaux’s head. A moment later he had 
the roll in his hand; in two minutes he was 
speeding to the office of the Company, for there 
was a fat tip in view. ‘There he learned that 
Arnaux had made the two hundred and ten 
miles in fog, over sea, in four hours and forty 
minutes, and within one hour the needful help 
had set out for the unfortunate steamer. 
Two hundred and ten miles in fog over sea in 
four hours and forty minutes! This was a noble 
record. It was duly inscribed in the rolls of 
the Homing Club. Arnaux was held while 
the secretary, with rubber stamp and indelible 
ink, printed on a snowy primary of his right 
wing the record of the feat, with the date and 
reference number. 
Starback, the second bird, never was heard 
of again. No doubt he perished at sea. 
Blue Corner-box came back on the tug. 
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