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

exhibited as ;the Fighting Wolf�察─�and men paid fifty cents in gold dust to 

see him。 He was given no rest。 Did he lie down to sleep�察�he was stirred up 

by   a   sharp   stick   ´   so   that   the   audience   might   get   its   money's   worth。   In 

order to make the exhibition interesting�察�he was kept in a rage most of the 

time。 But worse than all this�察�was the atmosphere in which he lived。 He 

was regarded as the most fearful of wild beasts�察�and this was borne in to 

him through the bars of the cage。 Every word�察�every cautious action�察�on 

the part of the men�察�impressed upon him his own terrible ferocity。 It was 

so much added fuel to the flame of his fierceness。 There could be but one 

result�察�and that was that his ferocity fed upon itself and increased。 It was 

another   instance   of   the   plasticity   of   his   clay�察  �of   his   capacity   for   being 

moulded by the pressure of environment。 



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     In addition to being exhibited he was a professional fighting animal。 

At irregular intervals�察�whenever a fight could be arranged�察�he was taken 

out of his cage and led off into the woods a few miles from town。 Usually 

this occurred at night�察�so as to avoid interference from the mounted police 

of the Territory。 After a few hours of waiting�察�when daylight had come�察�the 

audience and the dog with which he was to fight arrived。 In this manner it 

came   about that he   fought   all sizes   and   breeds   of   dogs。  It   was   a   savage 

land�察�the men were savage�察�and the fights were usually to the death。 

     Since White Fang continued to fight�察�it is obvious that it was the other 

dogs that died。 He never knew defeat。 His early training�察�when he fought 

with   Lip´lip   and   the   whole   puppy´pack�察  �stood   him  in   good   stead。 There 

was the tenacity with which he clung to the earth。 No dog could make him 

lose his footing。 This was the favourite trick of the wolf breeds ´ to rush in 

upon   him�察  �either   directly   or   with   an   unexpected   swerve�察  �in   the   hope   of 

striking   his   shoulder   and   overthrowing   him。   Mackenzie   hounds�察  �Eskimo 

and Labrador   dogs�察�huskies   and   Malemutes ´   all tried   it   on him�察 �and   all 

failed。   He   was   never   known   to   lose   his   footing。   Men   told   this   to   one 

another�察  �and   looked   each   time   to   see   it   happen�察  �but   White   Fang   always 

disappointed them。 

     Then   there   was   his   lightning   quickness。   It   gave   him   a   tremendous 

advantage over his antagonists。 No matter what their fighting experience�察�

they had never encountered a dog that moved so swiftly as he。 Also to be 

reckoned with�察�was the immediateness of his attack。 The average dog was 

accustomed   to   the   preliminaries   of   snarling   and   bristling   and   growling�察�

and the average dog was knocked off his feet and finished before he had 

begun   to   fight or   recovered   from  his   surprise。  So   often   did   this   happen�察�

that   it   became   the   custom   to   hold   White   Fang   until   the   other   dog   went 

through   its   preliminaries�察  �was   good   and   ready�察  �and   even   made   the   first 

attack。 

     But   greatest   of   all   the   advantages   in   White   Fang's   favour�察  �was   his 

experience。   He   knew   more   about   fighting   than   did   any   of   the   dogs   that 

faced him。 He had fought more fights�察�knew how to meet more tricks and 

methods�察�and had more tricks himself�察�while his own method was scarcely 

to be improved upon。 



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     As the time went by�察�he had fewer and fewer fights。 Men despaired of 

matching   him   with   an   equal�察  �and   Beauty   Smith   was   compelled   to   pit 

wolves   against   him。 These  were   trapped   by  the  Indians   for   the  purpose�察�

and   a   fight   between   White   Fang   and   a   wolf   was   always   sure   to   draw   a 

crowd。 Once�察�a full´grown female lynx was secured�察�and this time White 

Fang fought for his life。 Her quickness matched his�察�her ferocity equalled 

his�察�while he fought with his fangs alone�察�and she fought with her sharp´ 

clawed feet as well。 

     But after the lynx�察�all fighting ceased for White Fang。 There were no 

more   animals   with   which   to   fight   ´   at   least�察  �there   was   none   considered 

worthy  of   fighting   with   him。  So   he   remained   on   exhibition   until   spring�察�

when one Tim Keenan�察�a faro´dealer�察�arrived in the land。 With him came 

the   first   bull´dog   that   had   ever   entered   the   Klondike。  That   this   dog   and 

White   Fang   should   come   together   was   inevitable�察  �and   for   a   week   the 

anticipated fight was the mainspring of conversation in certain quarters of 

the town。 



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            CHAPTER IV ´ THE CLINGING DEATH 



     Beauty Smith slipped the chain from his neck and stepped back。 

     For once White Fang did not make an immediate attack。 He stood still�察�

ears pricked forward�察�alert and curious�察�surveying the strange animal that 

faced him。 He had never seen such a dog before。 Tim Keenan shoved the 

bull´dog forward with a muttered ;Go to it。; The animal waddled toward 

the centre of the circle�察�short and squat and ungainly。 He came to a stop 

and blinked across at White Fang。 

     There were cries from the crowd of�察 �Go to him�察�Cherokee� �Sick 'm�察�

Cherokee� �Eat 'm up� ─�

     But Cherokee did not seem anxious to fight。 He turned his head and 

blinked at the men who shouted�察�at the same time wagging his stump of a 

tail good´naturedly。 He was not afraid�察�but merely lazy。 Besides�察�it did not 

seem   to   him   that   it   was   intended   he   should   fight   with   the   dog   he   saw 

before him。 He was not used to fighting with that kind of dog�察�and he was 

waiting for them to bring on the real dog。 

     Tim Keenan stepped in and bent over Cherokee�察�fondling him on both 

sides of the shoulders with hands that rubbed against the grain of the hair 

and   that   made   slight�察  �pushing´forward   movements。 These   were  so   many 

suggestions。 Also�察�their effect was irritating�察�for Cherokee began to growl�察�

very   softly�察  �deep   down    in  his  throat。  There    was   a  correspondence       in 

rhythm between the growls and the movements of the man's hands。 The 

growl   rose   in   the   throat   with   the   culmination   of   each   forward´pushing 

movement�察�and ebbed down to start up afresh   with the beginning of  the 

next movement。 The end of each movement was the accent of the rhythm�察�

the movement ending abruptly and the growling rising with a jerk。 

     This was not without its effect on White Fang。 The hair began to rise 

on   his   neck   and   across   the   shoulders。   Tim   Keenan   gave   a   final   shove 

forward   and   stepped   back   again。   As   the   impetus   that   carried   Cherokee 

forward died down�察�he continued to go forward of his own volition�察�in a 

swift�察   �bow´legged      run。   Then    White    Fang    struck。   A   cry   of  startled 

admiration went up。 He had covered the distance and gone in more like a 



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cat than a dog�察�and with the same cat´like swiftness he had slashed with 

his fangs and leaped clear。 

     The bull´dog was bleeding back of one ear from a rip in his thick neck。 

He gave no sign�察�did not even snarl�察�but turned and followed after White 

Fang。     The    display    on   both    sides�察  �the  quickness      of  the   one   and    the 

steadiness of the other�察�had excited the partisan spirit of the crowd�察�and the 

men   were   making new   bets   and   increasing   original   bets。 Again�察  �and   yet 

again�察�White Fang sprang in�察�slashed�察�and got away untouched�察�and still 

his strange foe followed after him�察�without too great haste�察�not slowly�察�but 

deliberately   and   determinedly�察  �in   a   businesslike   sort   of   way。   There   was 

purpose in his method ´ something for him to do that he was intent upon 

doing and from which nothing could distract him。 

     His whole demeanour�察�every action�察�was stamped with this purpose。 It 

puzzled      White    Fang。    Never     had   he   seen   such    a  dog。   It  had   no   hair 

protection。 It was soft�察�and bled easily。 There was no thick mat of fur to 

baffle White Fang's teeth as they were often baffled by dogs of his own 

breed。   Each   time   that   his   teeth   struck   they   sank   easily   into   the   yielding 

flesh�察   �while    the   animal    did   not   seem    able    to  defend    itself。  Another 

disconcerting   thing       was    that  it  made    no   outcry�察  �such    as  he   had   been 

accustomed   to   with   the   other   dogs   he   had   fought。   Beyond   a   growl   or   a 

grunt�察  �the   dog   took   its   punishment   silently。 And   never   did   it   flag   in   its 

pursuit of him。 

     Not that Cherokee was slow。 He could turn and whirl swiftly enough�察�

but White Fang was never there。 Cherokee was puzzled�察�too。 He had never 

fought   before   with   a   dog   with   which   he   could   not   close。   The   desire   to 

close had always been mutual。 But here was a dog that kept at a distance�察�

dancing and dodging here and there and all about。 And when it did get its 

teeth   into   him�察  �it   did   not   hold   on   but   let   go   instantly   and   darted   away 

again。 

     But White Fang could not get at the soft unde

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