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had selected White Fang for his special object of persecution。 While Fang 

fought willingly enough�察�but he was outclassed。 His enemy was too big。 

Lip´lip became a nightmare to him。 Whenever he ventured away from his 

mother�察�the bully was sure to appear�察�trailing at his heels�察�snarling at him�察�

picking upon him�察�and watchful of an opportunity�察�when no man´animal 

was near�察�to spring upon him and force a fight。 As Lip´lip invariably won�察�

he enjoyed it hugely。 It became his chief delight in life�察�as it became White 

Fang's chief torment。 

     But   the   effect   upon   White   Fang     was   not   to   cow   him。   Though   he 



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suffered most of the damage and was always defeated�察�his spirit remained 

unsubdued。   Yet   a   bad   effect   was   produced。   He   became   malignant   and 

morose。 His temper had been savage by birth�察�but it became more savage 

under this unending persecution。 The genial�察�playful�察�puppyish side of him 

found   little   expression。   He   never   played   and   gambolled   about   with   the 

other puppies of the camp。 Lip´lip would not permit it。 The moment White 

Fang appeared near them�察 �Lip´lip   was upon him�察�bullying and   hectoring 

him�察�or fighting with him until he had driven him away。 

     The effect of all this was to rob White Fang of much of his puppyhood 

and to make him in his comportment older than his age。 Denied the outlet�察�

through play�察�of his energies�察�he recoiled upon himself and developed his 

mental processes。 He became cunning�察�he had idle time in which to devote 

himself to thoughts of trickery。 Prevented from obtaining his share of meat 

and   fish   when   a general   feed   was given   to   the   camp´dogs�察 �he   became   a 

clever thief。 He had to forage for himself�察�and he foraged well�察�though he 

was oft´times a plague to the squaws in consequence。 He learned to sneak 

about camp�察�to be crafty�察�to know what was going on everywhere�察�to see 

and   to   hear   everything     and   to   reason   accordingly�察  �and   successfully   to 

devise ways and means of avoiding his implacable persecutor。 

     It was early in the days of his persecution that he played his first really 

big   crafty  game   and   got   there   from  his   first   taste   of   revenge。 As   Kiche�察�

when with the wolves�察�had lured out to destruction dogs from the camps of 

men�察    �so  White     Fang�察  �in  manner     somewhat       similar�察  �lured   Lip´lip   into 

Kiche's   avenging   jaws。   Retreating   before   Lip´lip�察  �White   Fang   made   an 

indirect   flight   that   led   in   and   out   and   around   the   various   tepees   of   the 

camp。   He   was   a   good   runner�察  �swifter   than   any   puppy   of   his   size�察  �and 

swifter than Lip´lip。 But he did not run his best in this chase。 He barely 

held his own�察�one leap ahead of his pursuer。 

     Lip´lip�察  �excited   by   the   chase   and   by   the   persistent   nearness   of   his 

victim�察�forgot caution and locality。 When he remembered locality�察�it was 

too late。 Dashing at top speed around a tepee�察�he ran full tilt into Kiche 

lying at the end of her stick。 He gave one yelp of consternation�察�and then 

her punishing jaws closed upon him。 She  was tied�察�but he could not get 

away from her easily。 She rolled him off his legs so that he could not run�察�



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while she repeatedly ripped and slashed him with her fangs。 

     When at last he succeeded in rolling clear of her�察�he crawled to his feet�察�

badly dishevelled�察�hurt both in body and in spirit。 His hair was standing 

out all over him in tufts where her teeth had mauled。 He stood where he 

had arisen�察�opened his mouth�察�and broke out the long�察�heart´broken puppy 

wail。 But even this he was not allowed to complete。 In the middle of it�察�

White Fang�察�rushing in�察�sank his teeth into Lip´lip's hind leg。 There was no 

fight   left   in   Lip´lip�察 �and   he   ran   away  shamelessly�察  �his victim  hot   on   his 

heels   and   worrying   him   all   the   way   back   to   his   own   tepee。   Here   the 

squaws came to his aid�察�and White Fang�察�transformed into a raging demon�察�

was finally driven off only by a fusillade of stones。 

     Came   the   day   when   Grey   Beaver�察  �deciding   that   the   liability   of   her 

running away was past�察�released Kiche。 White Fang was delighted with his 

mother's freedom。 He accompanied her joyfully about the camp�察�and�察�so 

long as he remained close by her side�察�Lip´lip kept a respectful distance。 

White´Fang even bristled up to him and   walked stiff´legged�察 �but   Lip´lip 

ignored the challenge。 He was no fool himself�察�and whatever vengeance he 

desired to wreak�察�he could wait until he caught White Fang alone。 

     Later on that day�察�Kiche and White Fang strayed into the edge of the 

woods next to the   camp。 He   had led   his mother   there�察�step by step�察  �and 

now when she stopped�察�he tried to inveigle her farther。 The stream�察�the lair�察�

and the quiet woods were calling to him�察�and he wanted her to come。 He 

ran   on   a   few   steps�察  �stopped�察  �and   looked   back。   She   had   not   moved。   He 

whined pleadingly�察�and scurried playfully in and out of the underbrush。 He 

ran back   to   her�察 �licked   her   face�察  �and   ran on   again。 And   still   she   did   not 

move。   He   stopped   and   regarded   her�察  �all   of   an   intentness   and   eagerness�察�

physically expressed�察�that slowly faded out of him as she turned her head 

and gazed back at the camp。 

     There was something calling to him out there in the open。 His mother 

heard it too。 But she heard also that other and louder call�察�the call of the 

fire and of man ´ the call which has been given alone of all animals to the 

wolf to answer�察�to the wolf and the wild´dog�察�who are brothers。 

     Kiche turned and slowly trotted back toward camp。 Stronger than the 

physical restraint of the stick was the clutch of the camp upon her。 Unseen 



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and occultly�察�the gods still gripped with their power and would not let her 

go。 White Fang sat down in the shadow of a birch and whimpered softly。 

There was a strong smell of pine�察�and subtle wood fragrances filled the air�察�

reminding him of his old life of freedom before the days of his bondage。 

But he was still only a part´grown puppy�察�and stronger than the call either 

of man or of the Wild was the call of his mother。 All the hours of his short 

life he had depended upon her。 The time was yet to come for independence。 

So he arose and trotted forlornly back to camp�察�pausing once�察�and twice�察�to 

sit   down   and   whimper   and   to   listen   to   the   call   that   still   sounded   in   the 

depths of the forest。 

     In the Wild the time of a mother with her young is short�察�but under the 

dominion   of   man   it   is   sometimes   even   shorter。   Thus   it   was   with   White 

Fang。   Grey   Beaver   was   in   the   debt   of   Three   Eagles。   Three   Eagles   was 

going away on a trip up the Mackenzie to the Great Slave Lake。 A strip of 

scarlet   cloth�察  �a   bearskin�察  �twenty   cartridges�察  �and   Kiche�察  �went   to   pay   the 

debt。 White Fang saw his mother taken aboard Three Eagles' canoe�察�and 

tried to follow her。 A blow from Three Eagles knocked him backward to 

the land。 The canoe shoved off。 He sprang into the water and swam after it�察�

deaf to the sharp cries of Grey Beaver to return。 Even a man´animal�察�a god�察�

White Fang ignored�察�such was the terror he was in of losing his mother。 

     But gods are accustomed to being obeyed�察�and Grey Beaver wrathfully 

launched   a   canoe   in   pursuit。 When   he overtook White   Fang�察�he   reached 

down and by the nape of the neck lifted him clear of the water。 He did not 

deposit him at once in the bottom of   the canoe。 Holding him  suspended 

with one hand�察�with the other hand he proceeded to give him a   beating。 

And it WAS   a   beating。  His   hand   was heavy。   Every  blow  was   shrewd   to 

hurt�察�and he delivered a multitude of blows。 

     Impelled by the blows that rained upon him�察�now from this side�察�now 

from   that�察  �White   Fang   swung   back   and   forth   like   an   erratic   and   jerky 

pendulum。 Varying were the emotions that surged through him。 At first�察�he 

had known surprise。 Then came a momentary fear�察�when he yelped several 

times to the impact of the hand。 But this was quickly followed by anger。 

His    free   nature   asserted    itself�察 �and  he   showed     his  teeth   and   snarled 

fearlessly in the face of the wrathful god。 This but served to make the god 



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more wrathful。 The blows came faster�察�heavier�察�more shrewd to hurt。 

     Grey Beaver continued to beat�察�White Fang continued to snarl。 But this 

could not last for ever。 One or the other must give over�察�and that one was 

White   Fang。   Fear   surged   through   him   again。   For   the   first   time   he   was 

being   really   man´handled。 The   occasional   blows   of   sticks   and   stones   he 

had previously experienced were as caresses compared with this。 He broke 

down and began to cry and yelp。 For a time each blow brought a yelp from 

him�察  �but   fear   passed   into   terror�察  �until   finally   his   yelps   were   voiced   in 

unbroken succession�察�unconnected with the rhythm of the punishment。 

     At last Grey Beaver withheld his hand。 White Fang�察�hanging   limply�察�

continued to cry。 This seemed to satisfy his master�察�who flung him down 

roughly in the bottom of the canoe。 In the meantime the ca

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