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hated him for that he fled always at the head of the team�察�his waving brush 

of   a   tail   and   his   perpetually  retreating hind´quarters   for  ever   maddening 

their eyes。 

     And   White   Fang   just   as   bitterly   hated   them   back。   Being   sled´leader 

was anything but gratifying to him。 To be compelled to run away before 

the yelling pack�察�every dog of which�察�for three years�察�he had thrashed and 

mastered�察�was almost more than he could endure。 But endure it he must�察�or 

perish�察  �and   the   life   that   was   in   him   had   no   desire   to   perish   out。   The 

moment Mit´sah gave his order for the start�察�that moment the whole team�察�

with eager�察�savage cries�察�sprang forward at White Fang。 

     There was no defence for him。 If he turned upon them�察�Mit´sah would 

throw the stinging lash of the whip into his face。 Only remained to him to 

run   away。   He   could   not   encounter   that   howling   horde   with   his   tail   and 

hind´quarters。   These   were   scarcely   fit   weapons   with   which   to   meet   the 

many merciless fangs。 So run away he did�察�violating his own nature and 

pride with every leap he made�察�and leaping all day long。 

     One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that 

nature recoil upon itself。 Such a recoil is like that of a hair�察�made to grow 

out from the body�察�turning unnaturally upon the direction of its growth and 

growing into the   body  ´   a   rankling�察  �festering thing of hurt。 And so   with 

White Fang。 Every urge of his being impelled him to spring upon the pack 

that cried at his heels�察�but it was the will of the gods that this should not be�察�

and   behind   the   will�察  �to   enforce   it�察  �was   the   whip   of   cariboo´gut   with   its 

biting thirty´foot lash。 So White Fang could only eat his heart in bitterness 

and   develop   a   hatred   and   malice   commensurate   with   the   ferocity   and 

indomitability of his nature。 



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     If   ever   a   creature   was   the   enemy   of   its   kind�察  �White   Fang   was   that 

creature。 He asked no quarter�察�gave none。 He was continually marred and 

scarred by the teeth of the pack�察�and as continually he left his own marks 

upon the pack。 Unlike most leaders�察�who�察�when camp was made and the 

dogs were unhitched�察�huddled near to the gods for protection�察�White Fang 

disdained   such   protection。   He   walked   boldly   about   the   camp�察  �inflicting 

punishment in the night for what he had suffered in the day。 In the time 

before he was made leader of the team�察�the pack had learned to get out of 

his way。 But now it was different。 Excited by the day´long pursuit of him�察�

swayed   subconsciously   by   the   insistent   iteration   on   their   brains   of   the 

sight of him fleeing away�察�mastered by the feeling of mastery enjoyed all 

day�察  �the   dogs   could   not   bring   themselves   to   give   way   to   him。   When   he 

appeared   amongst   them�察  �there   was   always   a   squabble。   His progress   was 

marked   by   snarl   and   snap   and   growl。   The   very   atmosphere   he   breathed 

was surcharged with hatred and malice�察�and this but served to increase the 

hatred and malice within him。 

     When Mit´sah cried out his command for the team to stop�察�White Fang 

obeyed。 At first this caused trouble for the other dogs。 All of them would 

spring   upon   the   hated   leader   only   to   find   the   tables   turned。   Behind   him 

would be Mit´sah�察�the great whip singing in his hand。 So the dogs came to 

understand that when the team stopped by order�察�White Fang was to be let 

alone。 But when White Fang stopped without orders�察�then it was allowed 

them   to   spring   upon   him   and   destroy   him   if   they   could。   After   several 

experiences�察�White Fang never stopped without orders。 He learned quickly。 

It   was   in   the   nature   of   things�察  �that   he   must   learn   quickly   if   he   were   to 

survive the unusually severe conditions under which life was vouchsafed 

him。 

     But the dogs could never learn the lesson to leave him alone in camp。 

Each   day�察  �pursuing   him   and   crying   defiance   at   him�察  �the   lesson   of   the 

previous night was erased�察�and that night would have to be learned over 

again�察    �to  be   as   immediately      forgotten。     Besides�察   �there    was    a  greater 

consistence in their dislike of him。 They sensed between themselves and 

him a difference of kind ´ cause sufficient in itself for hostility。 Like him�察�

they    were    domesticated       wolves。    But    they   had    been   domesticated       for 



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generations。 Much of the Wild had been lost�察�so that to them the Wild was 

the unknown�察�the terrible�察�the ever´menacing and ever warring。 But to him�察�

in appearance and action and impulse�察�still clung the Wild。 He symbolised 

it�察�was its personification�此�so that when they showed their teeth to him they 

were defending themselves against the powers of destruction that lurked in 

the shadows of the forest and in the dark beyond the camp´fire。 

     But   there   was   one   lesson   the   dogs   did   learn�察  �and   that   was   to   keep 

together。   White   Fang   was   too   terrible   for   any   of   them   to   face   single´ 

handed。 They met him with the mass´formation�察�otherwise he would have 

killed them�察�one by one�察�in a night。 As it was�察�he never had a chance to kill 

them。  He   might   roll   a   dog off its   feet�察 �but the pack   would be   upon   him 

before he could follow up and deliver the deadly throat´stroke。 At the first 

hint of   conflict�察�the   whole team  drew   together   and   faced   him。 The   dogs 

had   quarrels   among   themselves�察  �but   these   were   forgotten   when   trouble 

was brewing with White Fang。 

     On the other hand�察�try as they would�察�they could not kill White Fang。 

He   was   too   quick   for   them�察  �too   formidable�察  �too   wise。   He   avoided   tight 

places and always backed out of it when they bade fair to surround him。 

While�察  �as   for   getting   him   off   his   feet�察  �there   was   no   dog   among   them 

capable   of   doing   the   trick。   His   feet   clung   to   the   earth   with   the   same 

tenacity     that  he   clung    to  life。  For   that   matter�察  �life  and    footing    were 

synonymous   in   this   unending   warfare   with   the   pack�察  �and   none   knew   it 

better than White Fang。 

     So   he became   the   enemy  of   his kind�察 �domesticated   wolves   that   they 

were�察�softened by the fires of man�察�weakened in the sheltering shadow of 

man's   strength。   White   Fang   was   bitter   and   implacable。   The   clay   of   him 

was so moulded。 He declared a vendetta against all dogs。 And so terribly 

did he live this vendetta that Grey Beaver�察�fierce savage himself�察�could not 

but marvel at White Fang's ferocity。 Never�察�he swore�察�had there been the 

like   of   this   animal�察  �and   the   Indians   in   strange   villages   swore   likewise 

when they considered the tale of his killings amongst their dogs。 

     When White Fang was nearly five years old�察�Grey Beaver took him on 

another   great   journey�察  �and   long   remembered   was   the   havoc   he   worked 

amongst   the   dogs   of   the   many  villages   along   the   Mackenzie�察  �across   the 



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Rockies�察     �and   down     the   Porcupine      to  the   Yukon。     He   revelled    in  the 

vengeance   he   wreaked   upon   his kind。 They  were   ordinary�察  �unsuspecting 

dogs。   They   were   not   prepared   for   his   swiftness   and   directness�察  �for   his 

attack    without     warning。     They    did   not  know     him    for  what    he   was�察  �a 

lightning´flash      of   slaughter。    They    bristled   up   to  him�察   �stiff´legged    and 

challenging�察      �while    he�察  �wasting     no    time    on   elaborate     preliminaries�察�

snapping into action like a steel spring�察�was at their throats and destroying 

them before they knew what was happening and while they were yet in the 

throes of surprise。 

     He became an adept at fighting。 He economised。 He never wasted his 

strength�察�never tussled。 He was in too quickly for that�察�and�察�if he missed�察�

was out again too quickly。 The dislike of the wolf for close quarters was 

his to   an   unusual degree。  He  could not   endure  a  prolonged   contact   with 

another body。 It smacked of danger。 It made him frantic。 He must be away�察�

free�察  �on   his   own   legs�察  �touching   no   living   thing。   It   was   the   Wild   still 

clinging     to   him�察  �asserting    itself   through    him。    This   feeling    had   been 

accentuated by the Ishmaelite life he had led from his puppyhood。 Danger 

lurked in contacts。 It was the trap�察�ever the trap�察�the fear of it lurking deep 

in the life of him�察�woven into the fibre of him 

     In   consequence�察      �the   strange    dogs    he   encountered      had    no   chance 

against   him。   He   eluded   their   fangs。   He   got   them�察  �or   got   away�察  �himself 

untouched       in  either   event。   In   the  natural   course    of   things   there   were 

exceptions to this。 There were times when several dogs�察�pitching on to him�察�

punished   him   before   he   could   get   away�察  �and   there   were   times   when   a 

single dog scored deeply on him。 But these were accidents。 In the main�察�so 

efficient a fighter had he become�察�he went his way unscathed。 

     Another advantage he possessed was that of correctly judging time and 

distance。 Not that he did this conscio

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