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     The elder Scott looked incredulously�察�first at White Fang�察�then at Dick�察�

and finally at his son。 

     ;You mean 。 。 。�拭─�

     Weedon nodded his head。 ;I mean just that。 You'd have a dead Dick 

inside one minute ´ two minutes at the farthest。; 

     He turned to White Fang。 ;Come on�察�you wolf。 It's you that'll have to 

come inside。; 

     White Fang walked stiff´legged up the steps and across the porch�察�with 

tail rigidly erect�察�keeping his eyes on Dick to guard against a flank attack�察�

and   at   the   same   time   prepared   for   whatever   fierce   manifestation   of   the 

unknown that might pounce out upon him from the interior of the house。 

But no thing of fear pounced out�察�and when he had gained the inside he 

scouted   carefully   around�察  �looking   at   it   and   finding   it   not。   Then   he   lay 

down with a contented grunt at the master's feet�察�observing all that went 

on�察�ever ready to spring to his feet and fight for life with the terrors he felt 

must lurk under the trap´roof of the dwelling。 



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               CHAPTER III ´ THE GOD'S DOMAIN 



     Not   only   was   White   Fang   adaptable   by   nature�察  �but   he   had   travelled 

much�察�and knew the meaning and necessity of adjustment。 Here�察�in Sierra 

Vista�察  �which   was   the   name   of   Judge   Scott's   place�察  �White   Fang   quickly 

began to make himself at home。 He had no further serious trouble with the 

dogs。 They knew more about the ways of the Southland gods than did he�察�

and in their eyes he had qualified when he accompanied the gods inside 

the house。 Wolf that   he   was�察 �and   unprecedented   as   it   was�察 �the gods   had 

sanctioned      his  presence�察   �and   they�察  �the  dogs    of  the  gods�察   �could   only 

recognise this sanction。 

     Dick�察�perforce�察�had to go through a few stiff formalities at first�察�after 

which he calmly accepted White Fang as an addition to the premises。 Had 

Dick had his way�察�they would have been good friends。 All but White Fang 

was averse to friendship。 All he asked of other dogs was to be let alone。 

His whole life he had kept aloof from his kind�察�and he still desired to keep 

aloof。 Dick's overtures bothered him�察�so he snarled Dick away。 In the north 

he had learned the lesson that he must let the master's dogs alone�察�and he 

did not forget that lesson now。 But he insisted on his own privacy and self´ 

seclusion�察�and so thoroughly ignored Dick that that good´ natured creature 

finally gave   him  up   and scarcely  took   as   much   interest in him  as   in the 

hitching´post near the stable。 

     Not    so  with    Collie。  While     she  accepted     him   because     it  was   the 

mandate of the gods�察�that was no reason that she should leave him in peace。 

Woven into her being was the memory of countless crimes he and his had 

perpetrated against her   ancestry。   Not   in   a   day  nor   a generation   were   the 

ravaged sheepfolds to be forgotten。 All this was a spur to her�察�pricking her 

to retaliation。 She could not fly in the face of the gods who permitted him�察�

but that did not prevent her from making life miserable for him in petty 

ways。 A feud�察�ages old�察�was between them�察�and she�察�for one�察�would see to 

it that he was reminded。 

     So   Collie   took   advantage   of   her   sex   to   pick   upon   White   Fang   and 

maltreat him。  His   instinct would not   permit him to   attack her�察�while her 



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persistence would not permit him to ignore her。 When she rushed at him 

he turned his fur´protected shoulder to her sharp teeth and walked   away 

stiff´legged and stately。 When she forced him too hard�察�he was compelled 

to go about in a circle�察�his shoulder presented to her�察�his head turned from 

her�察  �and   on   his  face   and   in  his  eyes   a  patient   and   bored    expression。 

Sometimes�察�however�察 �a  nip on   his hind´quarters hastened   his   retreat   and 

made   it   anything   but   stately。   But   as   a   rule   he   managed   to   maintain   a 

dignity that was almost solemnity。 He ignored her existence whenever it 

was possible�察�and made it a point to keep out of her way。 When he saw or 

heard her coming�察�he got up and walked off。 

     There was much in other matters for White Fang to learn。 Life in the 

Northland      was    simplicity    itself  when    compared      with   the   complicated 

affairs of Sierra Vista。 First of all�察�he had to learn the family of the master。 

In   a   way   he   was   prepared   to   do   this。   As   Mit´sah   and   Kloo´kooch   had 

belonged to Grey Beaver�察�sharing his food�察�his fire�察�and his blankets�察�so 

now�察�at   Sierra Vista�察 �belonged   to   the love´master  all the  denizens   of  the 

house。 

     But in this matter there was a difference�察�and many differences。 Sierra 

Vista   was   a   far   vaster   affair   than   the   tepee   of   Grey   Beaver。   There   were 

many persons to be considered。 There was Judge Scott�察�and there was his 

wife。 There were the master's two sisters�察�Beth and Mary。 There was his 

wife�察�Alice�察�and then there were his children�察�Weedon and Maud�察�toddlers 

of four and six。 There was no way for anybody to tell him about all these 

people�察�and of blood´ ties and relationship he knew nothing whatever and 

never would be capable of knowing。 Yet he quickly worked it out that all 

of    them    belonged      to   the   master。    Then�察   �by   observation�察     �whenever 

opportunity offered�察�by study of action�察�speech�察�and the very intonations of 

the voice�察  �he slowly  learned the   intimacy  and   the   degree   of   favour   they 

enjoyed   with   the   master。  And   by   this   ascertained   standard�察  �White   Fang 

treated them accordingly。 What was of value to the master he valued�察�what 

was dear to the   master was to be cherished by White Fang and guarded 

carefully。 

     Thus it was with the two children。 All his life he had disliked children。 

He hated and feared their hands。 The lessons were not tender that he had 



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learned   of   their   tyranny   and   cruelty   in   the   days   of   the   Indian   villages。 

When Weedon and Maud had first approached him�察�he growled warningly 

and looked malignant。 A cuff from the master and a sharp word had then 

compelled   him  to   permit   their   caresses�察 �though   he growled   and   growled 

under their tiny hands�察�and in the growl there was no crooning note。 Later�察�

he observed that the boy and girl were of great value in the master's eyes。 

Then it was that no cuff nor sharp word was necessary before they could 

pat him。 

     Yet White   Fang   was   never   effusively  affectionate。   He   yielded   to   the 

master's children with an ill but honest grace�察�and endured their fooling as 

one would endure a painful operation。 When he could no longer endure�察�he 

would get up and stalk determinedly away from them。 But after a time�察�he 

grew even to like the children。 Still he was not demonstrative。 He would 

not go up to them。 On the other hand�察�instead of walking away at sight of 

them�察�he waited   for them to   come to him。 And still later�察 �it was   noticed 

that a pleased light came into his eyes when he saw them approaching�察�and 

that he looked after them with an appearance of curious regret when they 

left him for other amusements。 

     All this was a matter of development�察�and took time。 Next in his regard�察�

after the children�察�was Judge Scott。 There were two reasons�察�possibly�察�for 

this。 First�察�he was evidently a valuable possession of the master's�察�and next�察�

he was undemonstrative。 White Fang liked to lie at his feet on the   wide 

porch   when   he   read   the   newspaper�察  �from   time   to   time   favouring   White 

Fang   with   a   look   or   a   word   ´   untroublesome   tokens   that   he   recognised 

White Fang's presence and existence。 But this was only when the master 

was not around。 When the master appeared�察�all other beings ceased to exist 

so far as White Fang was concerned。 

     White   Fang   allowed   all   the   members   of   the   family   to   pet   him   and 

make much of him�察�but he never gave to them what he gave to the master。 

No caress of theirs could put the love´croon into his throat�察�and�察�try as they 

would�察�they could never persuade him into snuggling against them。 This 

expression of abandon and surrender�察�of absolute trust�察�he reserved for the 

master alone。 In fact�察�he never regarded the members of the family in any 

other light than possessions of the love´master。 



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     Also White   Fang had   early  come to   differentiate between   the   family 

and the servants of the household。 The latter were afraid of him�察�while he 

merely   refrained   from   attacking   them。   This   because   he   considered   that 

they   were   likewise   possessions   of   the   master。   Between   White   Fang   and 

them  existed   a   neutrality   and   no   more。  They  cooked   for   the   master   and 

washed   the   dishes   and   did   other   things   just   as   Matt   had   done   up   in   the 

Klondike。 They were�察�in short�察�appurtenances of the household。 

     Outside the household there was even more for White Fang to learn。 

The   master's   domain   was   wide   and   complex�察  �yet   it   had   its   metes   and 

bounds。      The    land   itself   ceased    at  the   county     road。   Outside     was    the 

common   domain   of   all   gods   ´   the   roads   and   streets。   Then   inside   other 

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