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

madly     toward     the  village。   He    knew    an   overpowering       desire   for  the 

protection and companionship of man。 In his nostrils was the smell of the 

camp´smoke。 In his ears the camp´sounds and cries were ringing loud。 He 

passed out of the forest and into the moonlit open where were no shadows 

nor   darknesses。   But   no   village   greeted   his   eyes。   He   had   forgotten。   The 

village had gone away。 

     His wild flight ceased abruptly。 There was no place to which to flee。 

He slunk forlornly through the deserted camp�察�smelling the rubbish´heaps 

and the discarded rags and tags of the gods。 He would have been glad for 

the rattle of stones about him�察�flung by an angry squaw�察�glad for the hand 

of   Grey   Beaver   descending   upon   him   in   wrath�察  �while   he   would   have 

welcomed with delight Lip´lip and the whole snarling�察�cowardly pack。 

     He came to where Grey Beaver's tepee had stood。 In the centre of the 

space it had occupied�察�he sat down。 He pointed his nose at the moon。 His 

throat   was   afflicted   by   rigid   spasms�察  �his   mouth   opened�察  �and   in   a   heart´ 



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broken cry bubbled up his loneliness and fear�察�his grief for Kiche�察�all his 

past   sorrows   and   miseries   as   well   as   his   apprehension   of   sufferings   and 

dangers to come。 It was the long wolf´howl�察�full´throated and mournful�察�

the first howl he had ever uttered。 

     The coming of daylight dispelled his fears but increased his loneliness。 

The naked earth�察�which so shortly before had been so populous�察�thrust his 

loneliness more forcibly upon him。 It did not take him long to make up his 

mind。   He   plunged   into   the   forest   and   followed   the   river   bank   down   the 

stream。 All day he ran。 He did not rest。 He seemed made to run on for ever。 

His    iron´like    body   ignored     fatigue。   And    even   after   fatigue   came�察   �his 

heritage of endurance braced him to endless endeavour and enabled him to 

drive his complaining body onward。 

     Where   the   river   swung   in   against   precipitous   bluffs�察  �he   climbed   the 

high mountains behind。 Rivers and streams that entered the main river he 

forded or swam。 Often he took to the rim´ice that was beginning to form�察�

and more   than   once he crashed through   and struggled for   life in the icy 

current。 Always he was on the lookout for the trail of the gods where  it 

might leave the river and proceed inland。 

     White   Fang   was   intelligent   beyond   the   average   of   his   kind�察  �yet   his 

mental   vision   was   not   wide   enough   to   embrace   the   other   bank   of   the 

Mackenzie。   What   if   the   trail   of   the   gods   led   out   on   that   side�拭  �It   never 

entered his head。 Later on�察�when he had travelled more and grown older 

and wiser and come to know more of trails and rivers�察�it might be that he 

could grasp and apprehend such a possibility。 But that mental power was 

yet in the future。 Just now he ran blindly�察�his own bank of the Mackenzie 

alone entering into his calculations。 

     All night he ran�察�blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles 

that delayed   but did not daunt。  By the   middle of   the second   day he   had 

been running continuously for thirty hours�察�and the iron of his flesh was 

giving out。 It was the endurance of his mind that kept him going。 He had 

not   eaten   in   forty   hours�察  �and   he   was   weak   with   hunger。   The   repeated 

drenchings   in   the   icy   water   had   likewise   had   their   effect   on   him。   His 

handsome coat was draggled。 The broad pads of his feet were bruised and 

bleeding。 He had begun to limp�察�and this limp increased with the hours。 To 



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make it worse�察�the light of the sky was obscured and snow began to fall ´ a 

raw�察�moist�察�melting�察�clinging snow�察�slippery under foot�察�that hid from him 

the landscape he   traversed�察  �and that   covered   over   the inequalities   of   the 

ground so that the way of his feet was more difficult and painful。 

     Grey Beaver had intended camping that night on the far bank of the 

Mackenzie�察�for it was in that direction that the hunting lay。 But on the near 

bank�察�shortly before dark�察�a moose coming down to drink�察�had been espied 

by Kloo´kooch�察�who was Grey Beaver's squaw。 Now�察�had not the moose 

come   down   to   drink�察  �had   not   Mit´sah   been   steering   out   of   the   course 

because of the snow�察�had not Kloo´kooch sighted the moose�察�and had not 

Grey Beaver killed it with a lucky shot from his rifle�察�all subsequent things 

would have happened differently。 Grey Beaver would not have camped on 

the near side of the Mackenzie�察�and White Fang would have passed by and 

gone on�察�either to die or to find his way to his wild brothers and become 

one of them ´ a wolf to the end of his days。 

     Night had fallen。 The snow was flying more thickly�察�and White Fang�察�

whimpering softly to himself as he stumbled and limped along�察�came upon 

a fresh trail in the snow。 So fresh was it that he knew it immediately for 

what   it   was。   Whining   with   eagerness�察  �he   followed   back   from   the   river 

bank and in among the trees。 The camp´sounds came to his ears。 He saw 

the blaze of the fire�察�Kloo´ kooch cooking�察�and Grey Beaver squatting on 

his hams and mumbling a chunk of raw tallow。 There was fresh meat in 

camp� �

     White Fang expected a beating。 He crouched and bristled a little at the 

thought   of   it。   Then   he   went   forward   again。   He   feared   and   disliked   the 

beating   he   knew   to   be   waiting   for   him。   But   he   knew�察  �further�察  �that   the 

comfort      of  the   fire  would     be   his�察 �the   protection    of   the   gods�察  �the 

companionship of the dogs ´ the last�察�a companionship of enmity�察�but none 

the less a companionship and satisfying to his gregarious needs。 

     He   came   cringing   and   crawling   into   the   firelight。   Grey   Beaver   saw 

him�察   �and    stopped    munching      the  tallow。   White     Fang    crawled    slowly�察�

cringing and grovelling in the abjectness of his abasement and submission。 

He    crawled     straight   toward    Grey    Beaver�察   �every   inch   of  his   progress 

becoming slower and more painful。 At last he lay at the master's feet�察�into 



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whose possession he now surrendered himself�察�voluntarily�察�body and soul。 

Of his own choice�察�he came in to sit by man's fire and to be ruled by him。 

White Fang trembled�察�waiting for the punishment to fall upon him。 There 

was a movement of the hand above him。 He cringed involuntarily under 

the expected blow。 It did not fall。 He stole a glance upward。 Grey Beaver 

was breaking the lump   of   tallow in half�   �Grey  Beaver   was offering him 

one piece of the tallow� �Very gently and somewhat suspiciously�察�he first 

smelled the tallow and then proceeded to eat it。 Grey Beaver ordered meat 

to be brought to him�察�and guarded him from the other dogs while he ate。 

After   that�察  �grateful   and   content�察  �White   Fang   lay   at   Grey   Beaver's   feet�察�

gazing   at   the   fire   that   warmed   him�察  �blinking   and   dozing�察  �secure   in   the 

knowledge       that   the   morrow     would     find   him�察  �not   wandering      forlorn 

through bleak forest´stretches�察�but in the camp of the man´animals�察�with 

the   gods   to   whom   he   had   given   himself   and   upon   whom   he   was   now 

dependent。 



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                    CHAPTER V ´ THE COVENANT 



     When December was well along�察�Grey Beaver went on a journey up 

the Mackenzie。 Mit´sah and Kloo´kooch went with him。 One sled he drove 

himself�察  �drawn   by   dogs   he   had   traded   for   or   borrowed。   A   second   and 

smaller sled was driven by Mit´sah�察�and to this was harnessed a team of 

puppies。   It   was   more   of   a   toy   affair   than   anything   else�察  �yet   it   was   the 

delight of Mit´sah�察�who felt that he was beginning to do a man's work in 

the world。 Also�察�he was learning to drive dogs and to train dogs�察�while the 

puppies themselves were being broken in to the harness。 Furthermore�察�the 

sled   was   of   some   service�察  �for   it   carried   nearly   two   hundred   pounds   of 

outfit and food。 

     White Fang had seen the camp´dogs toiling in the harness�察�so that he 

did   not   resent   overmuch   the   first   placing   of   the   harness   upon   himself。 

About   his   neck   was   put   a   moss´stuffed   collar�察  �which   was   connected   by 

two pulling´traces to a strap that passed around his chest and over his back。 

It was to this that   was fastened the   long rope   by which he pulled at the 

sled。 

     There   were   seven   puppies   in   the   team。   The   others   had   been   born 

earlier in the year and were nine and ten months old�察�while White   Fang 

was only eight months old。 Each dog was fastened to the sled by a single 

rope。 No two ropes were of the same length�察�while the difference in length 

between any two ropes was at least that of a dog's body。 Every rope was 

brought to a ring at the front end of the sled。 The sled itself was without 

runners�察�being a birch´bark toboggan�察�with upturned forward end to keep it 

from ploughing under the snow。 This construction enabled the weight of 

the sled and load to be distributed over the largest snow´surface�察�for

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