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back as though the hand were just descending upon him instead of being�察�

as it was�察�fifty feet away。 The man laughed at this�察�and White Fang slunk 

away   to   the   sheltering   woods�察  �his   head   turned   to   observe   as   he   glided 

softly over the ground。 

     Grey   Beaver   refused   to   sell   the   dog。   He   had   grown   rich   with   his 

trading and stood in need of nothing。 Besides�察�White Fang was a valuable 

animal�察  �the   strongest   sled´dog   he   had   ever   owned�察  �and   the   best   leader。 

Furthermore�察�there was no dog like him on the Mackenzie nor the Yukon。 

He could fight。 He killed other dogs as easily as men killed mosquitoes。 

��Beauty Smith's eyes lighted up at this�察�and he licked his thin lips with an 

eager tongue��。 No�察�White Fang was not for sale at any price。 



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     But Beauty Smith knew the ways of Indians。 He visited Grey Beaver's 

camp   often�察  �and   hidden   under   his   coat   was   always   a   black   bottle   or   so。 

One of the potencies of whisky is the breeding of thirst。 Grey Beaver got 

the thirst。 His fevered membranes and burnt stomach began to clamour for 

more and more of the scorching fluid�察�while his brain�察�thrust all awry by 

the unwonted stimulant�察�permitted him to go any length to obtain it。 The 

money he had received for his furs and mittens and moccasins began to go。 

It went faster and faster�察�and the shorter his money´sack grew�察�the shorter 

grew his temper。 

     In   the   end   his   money  and   goods   and   temper   were   all   gone。   Nothing 

remained to him but his thirst�察�a prodigious possession in itself that grew 

more prodigious with every sober breath he drew。 Then it was that Beauty 

Smith had talk with him again about the sale of White Fang�察�but this time 

the price offered was in bottles�察�not dollars�察�and Grey Beaver's ears were 

more eager to hear。 

     ;You ketch um dog you take um all right�察─�was his last word。 

     The bottles were delivered�察�but after two days。 ;You ketch um dog�察─�

were Beauty Smith's words to Grey Beaver。 

     White   Fang   slunk   into   camp   one   evening   and   dropped   down   with   a 

sigh    of  content。    The   dreaded     white   god   was    not  there。   For   days   his 

manifestations   of   desire   to   lay   hands   on   him   had   been   growing   more 

insistent�察�and during that time White Fang   had been   compelled   to   avoid 

the   camp。   He   did   not   know   what   evil   was   threatened   by   those   insistent 

hands。 He knew only that they did threaten evil of some sort�察�and that it 

was best for him to keep out of their reach。 

     But   scarcely  had   he   lain   down   when   Grey  Beaver   staggered   over   to 

him and tied a leather thong around his neck。 He sat down beside White 

Fang�察�holding the end of the thong in his hand。 In the other hand he held a 

bottle�察  �which�察  �from   time   to   time�察  �was   inverted     above   his   head   to  the 

accompaniment of gurgling noises。 

     An hour of this passed�察�when the vibrations of feet in contact with the 

ground foreran the one who approached。 White Fang heard it first�察�and he 

was   bristling   with   recognition   while   Grey   Beaver   still   nodded   stupidly。 

White Fang tried to draw the thong softly out of his master's hand�察�but the 



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relaxed fingers closed tightly and Grey Beaver roused himself。 

     Beauty Smith strode into camp and stood over White Fang。 He snarled 

softly up at the thing of fear�察�watching keenly the deportment of the hands。 

One hand extended outward and began to descend upon his head。 His soft 

snarl grew tense and harsh。 The hand continued slowly to descend�察�while 

he   crouched   beneath   it�察  �eyeing   it   malignantly�察  �his   snarl   growing   shorter 

and    shorter    as�察 �with   quickening     breath�察  �it  approached      its  culmination。 

Suddenly he snapped�察�striking with his fangs like a snake。 The hand was 

jerked    back�察   �and   the  teeth   came    together    emptily    with   a  sharp    click。 

Beauty Smith was frightened and angry。 Grey Beaver clouted White Fang 

alongside      the   head�察  �so   that  he   cowered      down    close    to  the  earth   in 

respectful obedience。 

     White     Fang's    suspicious     eyes   followed     every    movement。       He   saw 

Beauty Smith go away and return with a stout club。 Then the end of the 

thong   was   given   over   to   him   by   Grey   Beaver。   Beauty   Smith   started   to 

walk   away。   The   thong   grew   taut。   White   Fang   resisted   it。   Grey   Beaver 

clouted him right and left to make him get up and follow。 He obeyed�察�but 

with   a   rush�察  �hurling   himself   upon   the   stranger   who   was   dragging   him 

away。 Beauty Smith did not jump away。 He had been waiting for this。 He 

swung   the   club   smartly�察  �stopping   the   rush   midway   and   smashing   White 

Fang down upon the ground。 Grey Beaver laughed and nodded approval。 

Beauty Smith tightened the thong again�察�and White Fang crawled limply 

and dizzily to his feet。 

     He did not rush a second time。 One smash from the club was sufficient 

to convince him that the white god knew how to handle it�察�and he was too 

wise   to   fight   the   inevitable。   So   he   followed   morosely  at   Beauty   Smith's 

heels�察�his   tail between his legs�察 �yet   snarling softly under his   breath。  But 

Beauty Smith kept a wary eye on him�察�and the club was held always ready 

to strike。 

     At   the   fort   Beauty   Smith   left   him   securely   tied   and   went   in   to   bed。 

White Fang waited an hour。 Then he applied his teeth to the thong�察�and in 

the space of ten seconds was free。 He had wasted no time with his teeth。 

There had been no useless gnawing。 The thong was cut across�察�diagonally�察�

almost as clean as though done by a knife。 White Fang looked up at the 



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fort�察�at the same time bristling and growling。 Then he turned and trotted 

back   to   Grey  Beaver's   camp。   He   owed   no   allegiance to this   strange   and 

terrible god。 He had given himself to Grey Beaver�察�and to Grey Beaver he 

considered he still belonged。 

     But what had occurred before was repeated ´ with a difference。 Grey 

Beaver again made him fast with a thong�察�and in the morning turned him 

over to Beauty Smith。 And here was where the difference came in。 Beauty 

Smith   gave   him   a   beating。   Tied   securely�察  �White   Fang   could   only   rage 

futilely and endure the punishment。 Club and whip were both used upon 

him�察�and he experienced the worst beating he had ever received in his life。 

Even   the   big   beating   given   him   in   his   puppyhood   by   Grey   Beaver   was 

mild compared with this。 

     Beauty Smith enjoyed the task。 He delighted in it。 He gloated over his 

victim�察  �and   his   eyes   flamed   dully�察  �as   he   swung   the   whip   or   club   and 

listened   to   White   Fang's   cries   of   pain   and   to   his   helpless   bellows   and 

snarls。   For   Beauty   Smith   was   cruel   in   the   way   that   cowards   are   cruel。 

Cringing and snivelling himself before the blows or angry speech of a man�察�

he revenged himself�察�in turn�察�upon creatures weaker than he。 All life likes 

power�察  �and   Beauty   Smith   was   no   exception。   Denied   the   expression   of 

power amongst his own kind�察�he fell back upon the lesser creatures   and 

there vindicated the life that was in him。 But Beauty Smith had not created 

himself�察�and no blame was to be attached to him。 He had come into the 

world with a twisted   body and a brute  intelligence。 This had   constituted 

the clay of him�察�and it had not been kindly moulded by the world。 

     White Fang knew why he was being beaten。 When Grey Beaver tied 

the thong   around his   neck�察 �and   passed the  end of   the  thong   into   Beauty 

Smith's keeping�察�White Fang knew that it was his god's will for him to go 

with Beauty Smith。 And when Beauty Smith left him tied outside the fort�察�

he   knew   that   it   was   Beauty   Smith's   will   that   he   should   remain   there。 

Therefore�察  �he   had   disobeyed   the   will   of   both   the   gods�察  �and   earned   the 

consequent punishment。 He had seen dogs change owners in the past�察�and 

he had seen the runaways beaten as he was being beaten。 He was wise�察�and 

yet   in   the   nature   of   him  there   were   forces   greater   than   wisdom。   One   of 

these was fidelity。 He did not love Grey Beaver�察�yet�察�even in the face of his 



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will   and   his   anger�察  �he   was   faithful   to   him。   He   could   not   help   it。   This 

faithfulness was a quality of the clay that composed him。 It was the quality 

that was peculiarly the possession of his kind�察�the quality that set apart his 

species from all other species�察�the quality that has enabled the wolf and the 

wild dog to come in from the open and be the companions of man。 

     After the beating�察�White Fang was dragged back to the fort。 But this 

time Beauty Smith left him tied with a stick。 One does not give up a god 

easily�察�and so with White Fang。 Grey Beaver was his own particular god�察�

and�察  �in   spite   of   Grey   Beaver's   will�察  �White   Fang   still   clung   to   him   and 

would not give him up。 Grey Beaver had betrayed and forsaken him�察�but 

that had no effect upon him。 Not for nothing had he surrendered himself 

body  and   soul to   Grey  Beaver。 There   had

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