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again。 

     But White Fang could not get at the soft underside of the throat。 The 

bull´dog stood too short�察�while its massive jaws were an added protection。 

White      Fang    darted    in   and   out   unscathed�察     �while    Cherokee's      wounds 

increased。 Both sides of his neck   and   head were   ripped and   slashed。  He 

bled freely�察�but showed no signs of being disconcerted。 He continued his 



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plodding pursuit�察�though once�察�for the moment baffled�察�he came to a full 

stop and blinked at the men who looked on�察�at the same time wagging his 

stump of a tail as an expression of his willingness to fight。 

     In   that   moment   White   Fang   was   in   upon   him   and   out�察  �in   passing 

ripping   his   trimmed   remnant   of   an   ear。   With   a   slight   manifestation   of 

anger�察  �Cherokee   took   up   the   pursuit   again�察  �running   on   the   inside   of   the 

circle White Fang was making�察�and striving to fasten his deadly grip on 

White Fang's throat。 The bull´dog missed by a hair's´breadth�察�and cries of 

praise   went   up   as   White   Fang   doubled   suddenly   out   of   danger   in   the 

opposite direction。 

     The time went by。 White Fang still danced on�察�dodging and doubling�察�

leaping in and out�察�and ever inflicting damage。 And still the bull´dog�察�with 

grim certitude�察�toiled after him。 Sooner or later he would accomplish his 

purpose�察    �get   the   grip  that   would    win    the  battle。   In  the  meantime�察     �he 

accepted all the punishment the other could deal him。 His tufts of ears had 

become tassels�察�his neck and shoulders were slashed in a score of places�察�

and   his very  lips   were  cut   and   bleeding   ´  all   from  these  lightning   snaps 

that were beyond his foreseeing and guarding。 

     Time and again White Fang had attempted to knock Cherokee off his 

feet�察  �but   the   difference   in   their   height   was   too   great。   Cherokee   was   too 

squat�察�too close to the ground。 White Fang tried the trick once too often。 

The chance came in one of his quick doublings and counter´circlings。 He 

caught Cherokee with head turned away as he whirled more slowly。 His 

shoulder was exposed。 White Fang drove in upon it�此�but his own shoulder 

was   high   above�察  �while   he   struck      with   such   force   that   his   momentum 

carried   him   on   across   over   the   other's   body。   For   the   first   time   in   his 

fighting history�察�men saw White Fang lose his footing。 His body turned a 

half´somersault in the air�察�and he would have landed on his back had he 

not twisted�察�catlike�察�still in the air�察�in the effort to bring his feet to the earth。 

As it was�察�he struck heavily on his side。 The next instant he was on his feet�察�

but in that instant Cherokee's teeth closed on his throat。 

     It   was   not   a   good   grip�察  �being   too   low   down   toward   the   chest�察  �but 

Cherokee held on。 White Fang sprang to his feet and tore wildly around�察�

trying to shake off the bull´dog's body。 It made him frantic�察�this clinging�察�



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dragging weight。 It bound his movements�察�restricted his freedom。 It was 

like the trap�察�and all his instinct resented it and revolted against it。 It was a 

mad revolt。 For several minutes he was to all intents insane。 The basic life 

that was in him took charge of him。 The will to exist of his body surged 

over     him。   He    was    dominated      by   this  mere    flesh´love     of  life。  All 

intelligence was gone。 It was as though he had no brain。 His reason was 

unseated   by   the   blind   yearning   of   the   flesh   to   exist   and   move�察  �at   all 

hazards to move�察�to continue to move�察�for movement was the expression 

of its existence。 

     Round and round he went�察�whirling and turning and reversing�察�trying 

to shake off the fifty´pound weight that dragged at his throat。 The bull´dog 

did little but keep his grip。 Sometimes�察�and rarely�察�he managed to get his 

feet to the earth and for a moment to brace himself against White Fang。 

But the next moment his footing would be lost and he would be dragging 

around   in    the   whirl   of   one   of   White   Fang's   mad   gyrations。   Cherokee 

identified himself with his instinct。 He knew that he was doing the right 

thing   by   holding   on�察  �and   there   came   to   him   certain   blissful   thrills   of 

satisfaction。 At   such   moments   he   even   closed   his   eyes   and   allowed   his 

body to be hurled hither and thither�察�willy´nilly�察�careless of any hurt that 

might thereby come to it。 That did not count。 The grip was the thing�察�and 

the grip he kept。 

     White Fang ceased only when he had tired himself out。 He could do 

nothing�察�and he could not understand。 Never�察�in all his fighting�察�had this 

thing happened。 The dogs he had fought with did not fight that way。 With 

them it was snap and slash and get away�察�snap and slash and get away。 He 

lay partly on his side�察�panting for breath。 Cherokee still holding his grip�察�

urged against him�察�trying to get him over entirely on his side。 White Fang 

resisted�察�and he could feel the jaws shifting their grip�察�slightly relaxing and 

coming together again in a chewing movement。 Each shift brought the grip 

closer to his throat。 The bull´dog's method was to hold what he had�察�and 

when   opportunity   favoured   to   work   in   for   more。   Opportunity   favoured 

when White Fang remained quiet。 When White Fang struggled�察�Cherokee 

was content merely to hold on。 

     The bulging back of Cherokee's neck was the only portion of his body 



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that White Fang's teeth could reach。 He got hold toward the base where the 

neck   comes   out   from   the   shoulders�察  �but   he   did   not   know   the   chewing 

method   of   fighting�察  �nor   were   his   jaws   adapted   to   it。   He   spasmodically 

ripped and tore with his fangs for a space。 Then a change in their position 

diverted him。 The bull´dog had managed to roll him over on his back�察�and 

still hanging on to his throat�察�was on top of him。 Like a cat�察�White Fang 

bowed   his   hind´ quarters   in�察 �and�察  �with   the  feet   digging   into   his   enemy's 

abdomen above him�察�he began to claw with long tearing´strokes。 Cherokee 

might   well   have   been   disembowelled   had   he   not   quickly  pivoted   on   his 

grip and got his body off of White Fang's and at right angles to it。 

     There      was   no    escaping     that   grip。   It  was   like   Fate   itself�察  �and   as 

inexorable。   Slowly   it   shifted   up   along   the   jugular。 All   that   saved   White 

Fang   from   death   was   the   loose   skin   of   his   neck   and   the   thick   fur   that 

covered it。 This served to form a large roll in Cherokee's mouth�察�the fur of 

which   well´nigh   defied   his   teeth。   But   bit   by   bit�察  �whenever   the   chance 

offered�察�he was getting more of the loose skin and fur in his mouth。 The 

result   was   that   he   was   slowly   throttling   White   Fang。   The   latter's   breath 

was drawn with greater and greater difficulty as the moments went by。 

     It   began    to   look   as   though     the  battle   were    over。    The   backers     of 

Cherokee        waxed     jubilant    and    offered    ridiculous      odds。    White     Fang's 

backers   were   correspondingly   depressed�察  �and   refused   bets   of   ten   to   one 

and twenty to one�察�though one man was rash enough to close a wager of 

fifty to one。 This man was Beauty Smith。 He took a step into the ring and 

pointed his finger at White Fang。 Then he began to laugh derisively and 

scornfully。 This produced the  desired effect。 White  Fang went wild   with 

rage。   He   called   up   his   reserves   of   strength�察  �and   gained   his   feet。   As   he 

struggled around the ring�察�the fifty pounds of his foe ever dragging on his 

throat�察�his anger passed on into panic。 The basic life of him dominated him 

again�察�and his intelligence fled before the will of his flesh to live。 Round 

and     round     and    back    again�察   �stumbling      and    falling    and   rising�察   �even 

uprearing at times on his hind´legs and lifting his foe clear of the earth�察�he 

struggled vainly to shake off the clinging death。 

     At    last   he   fell�察 �toppling     backward�察      �exhausted�察     �and    the   bull´dog 

promptly shifted his grip�察�getting in closer�察�mangling more and more of the 



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fur´folded flesh�察�throttling White Fang more severely than ever。 Shouts of 

applause went up for the victor�察�and there were many cries of ;Cherokee� ─�

;Cherokee� ─       �To   this  Cherokee      responded      by   vigorous    wagging      of  the 

stump of his tail。 But the clamour of approval did not distract him。 There 

was   no   sympathetic   relation   between   his   tail   and   his   massive   jaws。  The 

one   might   wag�察  �but   the   others   held   their   terrible   grip   on   White   Fang's 

throat。 

     It was at this time that a diversion came to the spectators。 There was a 

jingle   of   bells。   Dog´mushers'   cries   were   heard。   Everybody�察  �save   Beauty 

Smith�察�looked apprehensively�察�the fear of the police strong upon them。 But 

they saw�察�up the trail�察�and not down�察�two men running with sled and dogs。 

They were evidently coming down the creek from some prospecting trip。 

At sight of the crowd they stopped their dogs and came over and joined it�察�

curious      to  see   the  cause    of  th

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