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Also�察  �he   stood   less   in   fear   of   them   than   formerly�察  �stalking   among   them 

with a certain careless ease that was as new to him as it was enjoyable。 

     There was Baseek�察�a grizzled old fellow that in his younger days had 

but to uncover his fangs to send White Fang cringing and crouching to the 

right    about。   From     him   White     Fang    had   learned    much     of  his   own 

insignificance�察�and from him he was now to learn much of the change and 

development   that   had   taken   place   in   himself。   While   Baseek   had   been 

growing   weaker   with   age�察  �White   Fang   had   been   growing   stronger   with 

youth。 

     It   was   at   the   cutting´up   of   a   moose�察  �fresh´killed�察  �that   White   Fang 

learned of the changed relations in which he stood to the dog´ world。 He 

had got for himself a hoof and part of the shin´bone�察�to which quite a bit of 

meat was attached。 Withdrawn from the immediate scramble of the other 

dogs ´ in fact out of sight behind a thicket ´ he was devouring his prize�察�

when Baseek rushed in upon him。 Before he knew what he was doing�察�he 



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had slashed the intruder twice and sprung clear。 Baseek was surprised by 

the   other's   temerity   and   swiftness   of   attack。   He   stood�察  �gazing   stupidly 

across at White Fang�察�the raw�察�red shin´bone between them。 

     Baseek   was   old�察  �and   already   he   had   come   to   know   the   increasing 

valour of the dogs it had been his wont to bully。 Bitter experiences these�察�

which�察�perforce�察�he swallowed�察�calling upon all his wisdom to cope with 

them。 In the old days he would have sprung upon White Fang in a fury of 

righteous   wrath。   But   now   his   waning   powers   would   not   permit   such   a 

course。 He bristled fiercely and looked ominously across the shin´bone at 

White   Fang。 And   White   Fang�察  �resurrecting   quite   a   deal   of   the   old   awe�察�

seemed to wilt and to shrink in upon himself and grow small�察�as he cast 

about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious。 

     And right here Baseek erred。 Had he contented himself with looking 

fierce and ominous�察�all would have been well。 White Fang�察�on the verge of 

retreat�察�would have retreated�察�leaving the meat to him。 But Baseek did not 

wait。   He   considered   the   victory   already   his   and   stepped   forward   to   the 

meat。   As   he   bent   his   head   carelessly   to   smell   it�察  �White   Fang   bristled 

slightly。 Even then it was not too late for Baseek to retrieve the situation。 

Had he merely stood over the meat�察�head up and glowering�察�White Fang 

would     ultimately     have   slunk    away。   But    the  fresh   meat   was    strong   in 

Baseek's nostrils�察�and greed urged him to take a bite of it。 

     This was too much for White Fang。 Fresh upon his months of mastery 

over his own team´mates�察�it was beyond his self´control to stand idly by 

while another devoured the meat that belonged to him。 He struck�察�after his 

custom�察    �without     warning。    With    the  first  slash�察  �Baseek's    right   ear  was 

ripped into ribbons。 He was astounded at the suddenness of it。 But more 

things�察  �and   most   grievous   ones�察  �were   happening   with   equal   suddenness。 

He     was   knocked      off  his   feet。  His   throat   was    bitten。   While    he   was 

struggling to his feet the young dog sank teeth twice into his shoulder。 The 

swiftness   of   it   was   bewildering。   He   made   a   futile   rush   at   White   Fang�察�

clipping the empty air with an outraged snap。 The next moment his nose 

was laid open�察�and he was staggering backward away from the meat。 

     The situation was now reversed。 White Fang stood over the shin´ bone�察�

bristling and menacing�察�while Baseek stood a little way off�察�preparing to 



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retreat。 He dared not risk a fight with this young lightning´flash�察�and again 

he    knew�察   �and    more    bitterly�察  �the  enfeeblement       of   oncoming      age。   His 

attempt to maintain his dignity was heroic。 Calmly turning his back upon 

young   dog   and   shin´bone�察  �as   though   both   were   beneath   his   notice   and 

unworthy of his consideration�察�he stalked grandly away。 Nor�察�until well out 

of sight�察�did he stop to lick his bleeding wounds。 

     The effect on White Fang was to give him a greater faith in himself�察�

and   a   greater   pride。   He   walked   less   softly   among   the   grown   dogs�察  �his 

attitude toward them was less compromising。 Not that he went out of his 

way   looking   for   trouble。   Far   from   it。   But   upon   his   way   he   demanded 

consideration。 He   stood   upon his right   to   go  his way  unmolested   and to 

give trail to no dog。 He had to be taken into account�察�that was all。 He was 

no longer to be disregarded and ignored�察�as was the lot of puppies�察�and as 

continued to be the lot of the puppies that were his team´mates。 They got 

out of the way�察�gave trail to the grown dogs�察 �and gave up meat to   them 

under   compulsion。   But   White   Fang�察  �uncompanionable�察  �solitary�察  �morose�察�

scarcely looking to right or left�察�redoubtable�察�forbidding of aspect�察�remote 

and alien�察�was accepted as an equal by his puzzled elders。 They quickly 

learned   to   leave   him   alone�察  �neither   venturing   hostile   acts   nor   making 

overtures of friendliness。 If they left him alone�察�he left them alone ´ a state 

of   affairs   that   they   found�察  �after   a   few   encounters�察  �to   be   pre´   eminently 

desirable。 

     In   midsummer   White   Fang   had   an   experience。   Trotting   along   in   his 

silent way to investigate a new tepee which had been erected on the edge 

of the village while he was away with the hunters after moose�察�he came 

full upon Kiche。 He paused and looked at her。 He remembered her vaguely�察�

but he REMEMBERED her�察�and that was more than could be said for her。 

She   lifted   her   lip   at   him   in   the   old   snarl   of   menace�察  �and   his   memory 

became   clear。   His   forgotten   cubhood�察  �all   that   was   associated   with   that 

familiar snarl�察�rushed back to him。 Before he had known the gods�察�she had 

been to him the centre´pin of the universe。 The old familiar feelings of that 

time came back upon him�察�surged up within him。 He bounded towards her 

joyously�察�and she met him with shrewd fangs that laid his cheek open to 

the    bone。    He    did   not   understand。     He    backed     away�察   �bewildered      and 



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puzzled。 

     But it was not Kiche's fault。 A wolf´mother was not made to remember 

her cubs of a year or so before。 So she did not remember White Fang。 He 

was a strange animal�察�an intruder�察�and her present litter of puppies gave 

her the right to resent such intrusion。 

     One    of   the  puppies    sprawled     up  to  White    Fang。    They   were    half´ 

brothers�察    �only   they   did   not  know     it。  White    Fang   sniffed    the  puppy 

curiously�察  �whereupon   Kiche   rushed   upon   him�察  �gashing   is   face   a   second 

time。 He backed farther away。 All the old memories and associations died 

down      again   and    passed    into   the  grave    from    which     they   had   been 

resurrected。 He looked at Kiche licking her puppy and stopping now and 

then to snarl at him。 She was without value to him。 He had learned to get 

along without her。 Her meaning was forgotten。 There was no place for her 

in his scheme of things�察�as there was no place for him in hers。 

     He was still standing�察�stupid and bewildered�察�the memories forgotten�察�

wondering what it was all about�察�when Kiche attacked him a third time�察�

intent on driving him away altogether from the vicinity。 And White Fang 

allowed himself to be driven away。 This was a female of his kind�察�and it 

was a law of his kind that the males must not fight the females。 He did not 

know anything about this law�察�for it was no generalisation of the mind�察�not 

a something acquired by experience of the world。 He knew it as a secret 

prompting�察�as an urge of instinct ´ of the same instinct that made him howl 

at   the   moon   and   stars   of   nights�察  �and   that   made   him   fear   death   and   the 

unknown。 

     The   months   went   by。   White   Fang   grew   stronger�察  �heavier�察  �and   more 

compact�察�while his character was developing along the lines laid down by 

his heredity and his environment。 His heredity was a life´ stuff that may be 

likened   to    clay。   It   possessed   many   possibilities�察  �was   capable   of   being 

moulded into many different forms。 Environment served to model the clay�察�

to give it a particular form。 Thus�察�had White Fang never come in to  the 

fires of man�察�the Wild would have moulded him into a true wolf。 But the 

gods had given him a different environment�察�and he was moulded into a 

dog that was rather wolfish�察�but that was a dog and not a wolf。 

     And   so�察  �according   to   the   clay   of   his   nature   and   the   pressure   of   his 



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surroundings�察  �his   character   was   being   moulded   into   a   certain   particular 

shape。 There   was   no   escaping   it。   He   was   becoming   more   morose�察  �more 

uncompanionable�察         �more    solitary�察 �more    ferocious�察   �while    the  dogs    were 

learning more and more that it was better to be at peace with him than at 

war�察  �and   Grey   Beaver   was   coming   to   prize   him   more   greatly   wi

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