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his tepee�察�inside which he had placed the culprit�察�and refused to permit the 

vengeance for which his tribespeople clamoured。 

     White Fang became hated by man and dog。 During this period of his 

development he never knew a moment's security。 The tooth of every dog 

was against him�察�the hand of every man。 He was greeted with snarls by his 



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kind�察�with curses and stones by his gods。 He lived tensely。 He was always 

keyed up�察�alert for attack�察�wary of being attacked�察�with an eye for sudden 

and unexpected missiles�察�prepared to act precipitately and coolly�察�to leap 

in with a flash of teeth�察�or to leap away with a menacing snarl。 

     As for snarling he could snarl more terribly than any dog�察�young or old�察�

in   camp。 The   intent   of   the   snarl   is   to   warn   or   frighten�察  �and   judgment   is 

required to know when it should be used。 White Fang knew how to make 

it and when to make it。 Into his snarl he incorporated all that was vicious�察�

malignant�察�and horrible。 With nose serrulated by continuous spasms�察�hair 

bristling   in   recurrent   waves�察  �tongue   whipping   out   like   a   red   snake   and 

whipping      back    again�察  �ears   flattened   down�察   �eyes    gleaming     hatred�察  �lips 

wrinkled back�察�and fangs exposed and dripping�察�he could compel a pause 

on the part of almost any assailant。 A temporary pause�察�when taken off his 

guard�察  �gave   him   the   vital   moment   in   which   to   think   and   determine   his 

action。 But often a pause so gained lengthened out until it evolved into a 

complete   cessation   from   the   attack。   And   before   more   than   one   of   the 

grown dogs White Fang's snarl enabled him to beat an honourable retreat。 

     An     outcast   himself     from    the   pack    of  the   part´grown      dogs�察   �his 

sanguinary methods and remarkable efficiency made the pack pay for its 

persecution of him。 Not permitted himself to run with the pack�察�the curious 

state of affairs obtained that no member of the pack could run outside the 

pack。   White   Fang   would   not   permit   it。   What   of   his   bushwhacking   and 

waylaying tactics�察�the young dogs were afraid to run by themselves。 With 

the exception of Lip´lip�察�they were compelled to hunch together for mutual 

protection against the terrible enemy they had made。 A puppy alone by the 

river bank meant a puppy dead or a puppy that aroused the camp with its 

shrill pain and terror as it fled back from the wolf´cub that had waylaid it。 

     But White Fang's reprisals did not cease�察�even when the young dogs 

had   learned   thoroughly   that   they   must   stay   together。   He   attacked   them 

when     he   caught    them    alone�察  �and   they   attacked    him    when    they   were 

bunched。 The sight of him was sufficient to start them rushing after him�察�at 

which times his swiftness usually carried him into safety。 But woe the dog 

that   outran   his   fellows   in   such   pursuit�   �White   Fang   had   learned   to   turn 

suddenly upon the pursuer that was ahead of the pack and thoroughly to 



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rip   him    up   before    the   pack    could    arrive。   This   occurred     with    great 

frequency�察�for�察�once in full cry�察�the dogs were prone to forget themselves 

in   the   excitement   of   the   chase�察  �while   White   Fang   never   forgot   himself。 

Stealing backward glances as he ran�察�he was always ready to whirl around 

and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows。 

     Young      dogs   are   bound    to  play�察  �and   out   of  the   exigencies     of  the 

situation they realised their play in this mimic warfare。 Thus it was that the 

hunt of White Fang became their chief game ´ a deadly game�察�withal�察�and 

at all times a serious game。 He�察�on the other hand�察�being the fastest´footed�察�

was unafraid to venture anywhere。 During the period that he waited vainly 

for his mother to come back�察�he led the pack many a wild chase through 

the adjacent woods。 But the pack invariably lost him。 Its noise and outcry 

warned him of its presence�察�while he ran alone�察�velvet´footed�察�silently�察�a 

moving shadow among the trees after the manner of his father and mother 

before   him。   Further   he   was   more   directly   connected   with   the   Wild   than 

they�察�and he knew more of its secrets and stratagems。 A favourite trick of 

his was to lose his trail in running water and then lie quietly in a near´by 

thicket while their baffled cries arose around him。 

     Hated   by   his   kind   and   by   mankind�察  �indomitable�察  �perpetually   warred 

upon   and   himself   waging perpetual   war�察 �his   development   was   rapid and 

one´sided。 This was no soil for kindliness and affection to blossom in。 Of 

such things he had not the faintest glimmering。 The code he learned was to 

obey   the   strong   and   to   oppress   the   weak。   Grey   Beaver   was   a   god�察  �and 

strong。 Therefore White Fang obeyed him。 But the dog younger or smaller 

than himself was weak�察�a thing to be destroyed。 His development was in 

the   direction   of   power。   In   order   to   face   the   constant   danger   of   hurt   and 

even   of   destruction�察  �his   predatory   and   protective   faculties   were   unduly 

developed。 He became quicker of movement than the other dogs�察�swifter 

of foot�察�craftier�察�deadlier�察�more lithe�察�more lean with ironlike muscle and 

sinew�察  �more   enduring�察  �more   cruel�察  �more   ferocious�察  �and   more   intelligent。 

He had to become all these things�察�else he would not have held his own 

nor survive the hostile environment in which he found himself。 



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          CHAPTER IV ´ THE TRAIL OF THE GODS 



     In the fall of the year�察�when the days were shortening and the bite of 

the frost was coming into the air�察�White Fang got his chance for liberty。 

For several days there had been a great hubbub in the village。 The summer 

camp was being dismantled�察�and the tribe�察�bag and baggage�察�was preparing 

to go off to the fall hunting。 White Fang watched it all with eager eyes�察�

and when the tepees began to come down and the canoes were loading at 

the bank�察�he understood。 Already the canoes were departing�察�and some had 

disappeared down the river。 

     Quite    deliberately     he  determined      to  stay   behind。    He   waited    his 

opportunity to slink out of camp to the woods。 Here�察�in the running stream 

where ice was beginning to form�察�he hid his trail。 Then he crawled into the 

heart   of   a   dense   thicket   and   waited。   The   time   passed   by�察  �and   he   slept 

intermittently   for   hours。   Then   he   was   aroused   by   Grey   Beaver's   voice 

calling   him   by   name。   There   were   other   voices。   White   Fang   could   hear 

Grey Beaver's squaw taking part in the search�察�and Mit´sah�察�who was Grey 

Beaver's son。 

     White Fang trembled with fear�察�and though the impulse came to crawl 

out of his hiding´place�察�he resisted it。 After a time the voices died away�察�

and    some    time    after  that   he  crept   out   to  enjoy    the  success    of  his 

undertaking。   Darkness   was   coming   on�察  �and   for   a   while   he   played   about 

among the trees�察�pleasuring in his freedom。 Then�察�and quite suddenly�察�he 

became   aware   of   loneliness。   He   sat   down   to   consider�察  �listening   to   the 

silence of the forest and perturbed by it。 That nothing moved nor sounded�察�

seemed ominous。 He felt the lurking of danger�察�unseen and unguessed。 He 

was suspicious of the looming bulks of the trees and of the dark shadows 

that might conceal all manner of perilous things。 

     Then it was cold。 Here was no warm side of a tepee against which to 

snuggle。 The frost was  in his feet�察 �and he kept lifting first one  fore´foot 

and then the other。 He curved his bushy tail around to cover them�察�and at 

the same time he saw a vision。 There was nothing strange about it。 Upon 

his inward sight was impressed a succession of memory´pictures。 He saw 



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the camp again�察�the tepees�察�and the blaze of the fires。 He heard the shrill 

voices of the women�察�the gruff basses of the men�察�and the snarling of the 

dogs。 He was hungry�察�and he remembered pieces of meat and fish that had 

been    thrown     him。   Here    was   no   meat�察  �nothing    but   a  threatening    and 

inedible silence。 

     His bondage had softened him。 Irresponsibility had weakened him。 He 

had forgotten how to shift for himself。 The night yawned about him。 His 

senses�察   �accustomed       to  the  hum    and   bustle   of  the   camp�察   �used   to  the 

continuous   impact   of   sights   and   sounds�察  �were   now   left   idle。   There   was 

nothing     to  do�察  �nothing   to  see   nor   hear。  They    strained   to  catch   some 

interruption of the silence and immobility of nature。 They were appalled 

by inaction and by the feel of something terrible impending。 

     He gave a great start of fright。 A colossal and formless something was 

rushing across the   field of his   vision。  It   was   a tree´shadow  flung   by  the 

moon�察�from whose face the clouds had been brushed away。 Reassured�察�he 

whimpered softly�察�then he suppressed the whimper for fear that it might 

attract the attention of the lurking dangers。 

     A tree�察�contracting in the cool of the night�察�made a loud noise。 It was 

directly above him。 He yelped in his fright。 A panic seized him�察�and he ran 

madly     toward     the  village。   He    knew    an   o

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