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formed      him�察   �his  nature    was    undergoing      an   expansion。      There    was    a 

burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses。 His old 

code   of   conduct   was   changing。   In   the   past   he   had   liked   comfort   and 

surcease from pain�察�disliked discomfort and pain�察�and he had adjusted his 

actions accordingly。 But now it was different。 Because of this new feeling 

within him�察�he ofttimes elected discomfort and pain for the sake of his god。 

Thus�察�in the early morning�察�instead of roaming and foraging�察�or lying in a 

sheltered nook�察�he would wait for hours on the cheerless cabin´stoop for a 

sight of the god's face。 At night�察�when the god returned home�察�White Fang 

would   leave   the   warm   sleeping´place   he   had   burrowed   in   the   snow   in 

order to receive the friendly snap of fingers and the word of greeting。 Meat�察�

even meat itself�察�he would forego to be with his god�察�to receive a caress 

from him or to accompany him down into the town。 

     LIKE      had   been    replaced     by   LOVE。      And    love   was    the   plummet 

dropped   down   into   the   deeps   of   him   where   like   had   never   gone。   And 

responsive   out   of   his   deeps   had   come   the   new  thing   ´   love。 That   which 

was given unto him did he return。 This was a god indeed�察�a love´god�察�a 

warm and radiant god�察�in whose light White Fang's nature expanded as a 

flower expands under the sun。 

     But   White   Fang   was   not   demonstrative。   He   was   too   old�察  �too   firmly 

moulded�察�to become adept at expressing himself in new ways。 He was too 

self´possessed�察�too strongly poised in his own isolation。 Too long had he 

cultivated   reticence�察  �aloofness�察  �and   moroseness。  He   had   never   barked   in 

his   life�察  �and   he   could   not   now   learn   to   bark   a   welcome   when   his   god 

approached。 He was never in the way�察�never extravagant nor foolish in the 

expression   of   his   love。   He   never   ran   to   meet   his   god。   He   waited   at   a 

distance�察�but he always waited�察�was always there。 His love partook of the 

nature   of    worship�察   �dumb�察  �inarticulate�察     �a  silent   adoration。    Only   by   the 



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steady  regard   of   his   eyes   did   he   express   his   love�察  �and   by  the   unceasing 

following with his eyes of his god's every movement。 Also�察�at times�察�when 

his   god   looked   at   him   and   spoke   to   him�察  �he   betrayed   an   awkward   self´ 

consciousness�察�caused by the struggle of his love to express itself and his 

physical inability to express it。 

     He learned to adjust himself in many ways to his new mode of life。 It 

was borne  in upon him  that he   must   let his   master's dogs alone。 Yet   his 

dominant   nature   asserted   itself�察  �and   he   had   first   to   thrash   them   into   an 

acknowledgment of his superiority and leadership。 This accomplished�察�he 

had   little   trouble   with   them。   They   gave   trail   to   him   when   he   came   and 

went or walked among them�察�and when he asserted his will they obeyed。 

     In   the   same   way�察  �he   came   to   tolerate   Matt   ´   as   a   possession   of   his 

master。 His master rarely fed him。 Matt did that�察�it was his business�察�yet 

White Fang divined that it was his master's food he ate and that it was his 

master who thus led him vicariously。 Matt it was who tried to put him into 

the harness and make him haul sled with the other dogs。 But Matt failed。 It 

was   not   until Weedon   Scott   put   the   harness   on White   Fang   and   worked 

him�察�that he understood。 He took it as his master's will that Matt should 

drive him  and   work   him  just   as he   drove   and   worked his   master's   other 

dogs。 

     Different from the Mackenzie toboggans were the Klondike sleds with 

runners   under   them。 And   different   was   the   method   of   driving   the   dogs。 

There was no fan´formation of the team。 The dogs worked in single file�察�

one behind another�察�hauling on double traces。 And here�察�in the Klondike�察�

the leader was indeed the leader。 The wisest as well as strongest dog was 

the   leader�察  �and   the   team   obeyed   him   and   feared   him。   That   White   Fang 

should quickly gain this post was inevitable。 He could not be satisfied with 

less�察 �as Matt   learned   after   much   inconvenience   and trouble。 White   Fang 

picked out the post for himself�察�and Matt backed his judgment with strong 

language after the experiment had been tried。 But�察�though he worked in the 

sled   in   the   day�察  �White   Fang   did   not   forego   the   guarding   of   his   master's 

property in the night。 Thus he was on duty all the time�察�ever vigilant and 

faithful�察�the most valuable of all the dogs。 

     ;Makin'   free   to   spit   out   what's   in   me�察─  �Matt   said   one   day�察   �I   beg   to 



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state that you was a wise guy all right when you paid the price you did for 

that dog。 You clean swindled Beauty Smith on top of pushin' his face in 

with your fist。; 

     A recrudescence of anger glinted in Weedon Scott's grey eyes�察�and he 

muttered savagely�察 �The beast� ─�

     In the late spring a great trouble came to White Fang。 Without warning�察�

the love´master disappeared。 There had been warning�察�but White Fang was 

unversed in such things and did not understand the packing of a grip。 He 

remembered        afterwards     that   his  packing     had   preceded     the   master's 

disappearance�察�but at the time he suspected nothing。 That night he waited 

for the master to return。 At midnight the chill wind that blew drove him to 

shelter at the rear of the cabin。 There he drowsed�察�only half asleep�察�his ears 

keyed for the first sound of the familiar step。 But�察�at two in the morning�察�

his anxiety drove him out to the cold front stoop�察�where he crouched�察�and 

waited。 

     But no master came。 In the morning the door opened and Matt stepped 

outside。 White Fang gazed at him wistfully。 There was no common speech 

by   which   he   might   learn   what   he   wanted   to   know。   The   days   came   and 

went�察�but never the master。 White Fang�察�who had never known sickness in 

his life�察�became sick。 He became very sick�察�so sick that Matt was finally 

compelled to bring him inside the cabin。 Also�察�in writing to his employer�察�

Matt devoted a postscript to White Fang。 

     Weedon   Scott   reading   the   letter   down in   Circle   City�察  �came   upon   the 

following�此�

     ;That dam wolf won't work。 Won't eat。 Aint got no spunk left。 All the 

dogs is licking him。 Wants to know what has become of you�察�and I don't 

know how to tell him。 Mebbe he is going to die。; 

     It was as Matt had said。 White Fang had ceased eating�察�lost heart�察�and 

allowed every dog of the team to thrash him。 In the cabin he lay on the 

floor   near   the   stove�察  �without   interest   in   food�察  �in   Matt�察  �nor   in   life。   Matt 

might talk gently to him or swear at him�察�it was all the same�察�he never did 

more than turn his dull eyes upon the man�察�then drop his head back to its 

customary position on his fore´ paws。 

     And   then�察  �one   night�察  �Matt�察  �reading   to   himself   with   moving   lips   and 



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mumbled sounds�察�was startled by a low whine from White Fang。 He had 

got upon his feet�察�his ears cocked towards the door�察�and he was listening 

intently。   A   moment   later�察  �Matt   heard   a   footstep。   The   door   opened�察  �and 

Weedon Scott stepped in。 The two men shook hands。 Then Scott looked 

around the room。 

     ;Where's the wolf�拭─�he asked。 

     Then he discovered him�察�standing where he had been lying�察�near to the 

stove。 He had not rushed forward after the manner of other dogs。 He stood�察�

watching and waiting。 

     ;Holy smoke� ─�Matt exclaimed。 ;Look at 'm wag his tail� ─�

     Weedon   Scott   strode   half   across   the   room   toward   him�察  �at   the   same 

time   calling   him。  White   Fang   came   to   him�察  �not   with   a   great   bound�察  �yet 

quickly。 He was awakened from self´consciousness�察�but as he drew near�察�

his   eyes   took   on   a   strange   expression。   Something�察  �an   incommunicable 

vastness of feeling�察�rose up into his eyes as a light and shone forth。 

     ;He   never   looked   at   me   that   way   all   the   time   you   was   gone� ─  �Matt 

commented。 

     Weedon Scott did not hear。 He was squatting down on his heels�察�face 

to face with White Fang and petting him ´ rubbing at the roots of the ears�察�

making long caressing strokes down the neck to the shoulders�察�tapping the 

spine gently with the balls of his fingers。 And White Fang was growling 

responsively�察�the crooning note of the growl more pronounced than ever。 

     But   that   was   not   all。   What   of   his   joy�察  �the   great   love   in   him�察  �ever 

surging and struggling to express itself�察�succeeding in finding a new mode 

of expression。 He suddenly thrust his head forward and nudged his way in 

between the master's arm and body。 And here�察�confined�察�hidden from view 

all except his ears�察�no longer growling�察�he continued to nudge and snuggle。 

     The two men looked at each other。 Scott's eyes were shining。 

     ;Gosh� ─�said Matt in an awe´stricken voice。 

     A  moment   later�察  �when   he   had   recovered   himself�察  �he   said�察   �I   always 

insisted that wolf was a dog。 Look at 'm� ─�

     With the return of the love´master�察�White Fang's recovery was rapid。 

Two   nights   and   a   day   he   spent   in   the   cabin。   Then   he   sallied  

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