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

body  and   soul to   Grey  Beaver。 There   had   been no   reservation on White 

Fang's part�察�and the bond was not to be broken easily。 

     So�察  �in   the   night�察  �when   the   men   in   the   fort   were   asleep�察 �White   Fang 

applied his teeth to the stick that held him。 The wood was seasoned and 

dry�察�and it was tied so closely to his neck that he could scarcely get his 

teeth to it。 It was only by the severest muscular exertion and neck´arching 

that   he   succeeded     in  getting   the   wood    between     his   teeth�察 �and   barely 

between his teeth at that�察�and it was only by the exercise of an immense 

patience�察  �extending   through   many   hours�察  �that   he   succeeded   in   gnawing 

through the stick。 This was something that dogs were not supposed to do。 

It was unprecedented。 But White Fang did it�察�trotting away from the fort in 

the early morning�察�with the end of the stick hanging to his neck。 

     He was wise。 But had he been merely  wise he would not have gone 

back to Grey Beaver who had already twice betrayed him。 But there was 

his faithfulness�察�and he went back to be betrayed yet a third time。 Again he 

yielded to the tying of a thong around his neck by Grey Beaver�察�and again 

Beauty Smith came to claim him。 And this time he was beaten even more 

severely than before。 

     Grey Beaver looked on stolidly while the white man wielded the whip。 

He gave  no   protection。  It   was no longer his   dog。 When   the  beating   was 

over White Fang was sick。 A soft southland dog would have died under it�察�

but   not   he。   His   school   of   life   had   been   sterner�察  �and   he   was   himself   of 

sterner stuff。 He had too great vitality。 His clutch on life was too strong。 



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But he was very  sick。 At first he was unable to drag himself along�察 �and 

Beauty   Smith      had   to  wait   half´an´hour     for   him。   And    then�察 �blind   and 

reeling�察�he followed at Beauty Smith's heels back to the fort。 

     But now he was tied with a chain that defied his teeth�察�and he strove in 

vain�察  �by   lunging�察  �to   draw   the   staple   from   the   timber   into   which   it   was 

driven。 After a few days�察�sober and bankrupt�察�Grey Beaver departed up the 

Porcupine on his long journey to the Mackenzie。 White Fang remained on 

the Yukon�察�the property of a man more than half mad and all brute。 But 

what is a dog to know in its consciousness of madness�拭�To White Fang�察�

Beauty Smith was a veritable�察�if terrible�察�god。 He was a mad god at best�察�

but   White   Fang   knew   nothing   of   madness�察  �he   knew   only   that   he   must 

submit to the will of this new master�察�obey his every whim and fancy。 



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              CHAPTER III ´ THE REIGN OF HATE 



     Under   the   tutelage   of   the   mad   god�察�White   Fang   became   a   fiend。   He 

was kept chained in a pen at the rear of the fort�察�and here Beauty Smith 

teased and irritated and drove him wild with petty torments。 The man early 

discovered   White   Fang's   susceptibility   to   laughter�察  �and   made   it   a   point 

after painfully tricking him�察�to laugh at him。 This laughter was uproarious 

and scornful�察�and at the same time the god pointed his finger derisively at 

White     Fang。    At  such   times   reason    fled  from   White     Fang�察  �and   in  his 

transports of rage he was even more mad than Beauty Smith。 

     Formerly�察�White Fang had been merely the enemy of his kind�察�withal a 

ferocious   enemy。      He   now    became     the  enemy     of  all  things�察  �and   more 

ferocious   than   ever。   To   such   an   extent   was   he   tormented�察  �that   he   hated 

blindly and without the faintest spark of reason。 He hated the chain that 

bound him�察�the men who peered in at him through the slats of the pen�察�the 

dogs that accompanied the men and that snarled malignantly at him in his 

helplessness。 He hated the very wood of the pen that confined him。 And�察�

first�察�last�察�and most of all�察�he hated Beauty Smith。 

     But Beauty Smith had a purpose in all that he did to White Fang。 One 

day a number of men gathered about the pen。 Beauty Smith entered�察�club 

in hand�察�and took the chain off from White Fang's neck。 When his master 

had gone out�察�White Fang turned loose and tore around the pen�察�trying to 

get   at   the   men   outside。  He   was   magnificently  terrible。   Fully  five   feet   in 

length�察   �and    standing    two    and   one´half    feet   at  the   shoulder�察   �he  far 

outweighed       a  wolf    of  corresponding       size。  From     his  mother     he  had 

inherited the heavier proportions of the dog�察�so that he weighed�察�without 

any fat and without an ounce of superfluous flesh�察�over ninety pounds。 It 

was all muscle�察�bone�察�and sinew´fighting flesh in the finest condition。 

     The   door   of   the   pen   was   being   opened   again。   White   Fang   paused。 

Something       unusual    was   happening。      He   waited。   The    door   was   opened 

wider。 Then a huge dog was thrust inside�察�and the door was slammed shut 

behind him。 White Fang had never seen such a dog ��it was a mastiff���察�but 

the size and fierce aspect of the intruder did not deter him。 Here was some 



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thing�察�not wood nor iron�察�upon which to wreak his hate。 He leaped in with 

a flash of fangs that ripped down the side of the mastiff's neck。 The mastiff 

shook his head�察�growled hoarsely�察�and plunged at White Fang。 But White 

Fang was here�察  �there�察  �and   everywhere�察  �always   evading   and   eluding�察  �and 

always leaping in and slashing with his fangs and leaping out again in time 

to escape punishment。 

     The   men   outside   shouted   and   applauded�察  �while   Beauty   Smith�察  �in   an 

ecstasy   of   delight�察  �gloated   over   the   rippling   and   manging   performed   by 

White Fang。 There was no hope for the mastiff from the first。 He was too 

ponderous and slow。 In the end�察�while Beauty Smith beat White Fang back 

with a club�察�the mastiff was dragged out by its owner。 Then there was a 

payment of bets�察�and money clinked in Beauty Smith's hand。 

     White Fang came to look forward eagerly to the gathering of the men 

around his pen。 It meant a fight�察�and this was the only way that was now 

vouchsafed him of expressing the life that was in him。 Tormented�察�incited 

to hate�察�he was kept a prisoner so that there was no way of satisfying that 

hate except at the times his master saw fit to put another dog against him。 

Beauty   Smith   had   estimated   his   powers   well�察  �for   he   was   invariably   the 

victor。   One    day�察  �three   dogs   were    turned    in  upon   him    in  succession。 

Another day a full´ grown wolf�察�fresh´caught from the Wild�察�was shoved 

in through the door of the pen。 And on still another day two dogs were set 

against him at the same time。 This was his severest fight�察�and though in the 

end he killed them both he was himself half killed in doing it。 

     In the fall of the year�察�when the first snows were falling and mush´ice 

was running in the river�察�Beauty Smith took passage for himself and White 

Fang on a steamboat bound up the Yukon to Dawson。 White Fang had now 

achieved a reputation in the land。 As ;the Fighting Wolf; he was known 

far and wide�察�and the cage in which he was kept on the steam´boat's deck 

was usually surrounded by curious men。 He raged and snarled at them�察�or 

lay   quietly   and   studied   them   with   cold   hatred。   Why   should   he   not   hate 

them�拭�He never asked himself the question。 He knew only hate and lost 

himself   in   the passion   of   it。  Life   had   become   a   hell to   him。  He   had   not 

been made for the close confinement wild beasts endure at the hands of 

men。 And yet it was in precisely this way that he was treated。 Men stared 



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at him�察�poked sticks between the bars to make him snarl�察�and then laughed 

at him。 

     They  were   his   environment�察  �these   men�察 �and   they  were   moulding   the 

clay of him into a more ferocious thing than had been intended by Nature。 

Nevertheless�察      �Nature    had   given    him    plasticity。   Where     many    another 

animal would have died or had its spirit broken�察�he adjusted himself and 

lived�察�and at no expense of the spirit。 Possibly Beauty Smith�察�arch´fiend 

and   tormentor�察  �was   capable   of   breaking   White   Fang's   spirit�察  �but   as   yet 

there were no signs of his succeeding。 

     If Beauty Smith had in him a devil�察�White Fang had another�察�and the 

two   of   them   raged   against   each   other   unceasingly。   In   the   days   before�察�

White Fang had had the wisdom to cower down and submit to a man with 

a club in his hand�察�but this wisdom now left him。 The mere sight of Beauty 

Smith was sufficient to send him into transports of fury。 And when they 

came to close quarters�察�and he had been beaten back by the club�察�he went 

on   growling   and   snarling�察  �and   showing   his   fangs。   The   last   growl   could 

never   be   extracted   from  him。   No   matter   how   terribly  he   was   beaten�察  �he 

had always another growl�察�and when Beauty Smith gave up and withdrew�察�

the defiant growl followed after him�察�or White Fang sprang at the bars of 

the cage bellowing his hatred。 

     When the steamboat arrived at Dawson�察�White Fang went ashore。 But 

he still lived a public life�察�in a cage�察�surrounded by curious men。 He w

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