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done his work。 In the midst of the wreckage of overthrown and smashed 

furniture�察�partly on his side�察�his face hidden by an arm�察�lay a man。 Weedon 

Scott   bent   over�察  �removed   the   arm   and   turned   the   man's   face   upward。 A 

gaping throat explained the manner of his death。 

     ;Jim Hall�察─�said Judge Scott�察�and father and son looked significantly at 

each other。 

     Then they turned to White Fang。 He�察�too�察�was lying on his side。 His 

eyes were closed�察�but the lids slightly lifted in an effort to look at them as 

they bent over him�察�and the tail was perceptibly agitated in a vain effort to 

wag。 Weedon Scott patted him�察�and his throat rumbled an acknowledging 



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growl。 But it was a weak growl at best�察�and it quickly ceased。 His eyelids 

drooped and went shut�察�and his whole body seemed to relax and flatten out 

upon the floor。 

     ;He's all in�察�poor devil�察─�muttered the master。 

     ;We'll    see   about    that�察─ �asserted    the   Judge�察   �as  he   started   for  the 

telephone。 

     ;Frankly�察  �he   has   one   chance in   a thousand�察─  �announced the   surgeon�察�

after he had worked an hour and a half on White Fang。 

     Dawn   was   breaking   through   the   windows   and   dimming   the   electric 

lights。 With the exception of the children�察�the whole family was gathered 

about the surgeon to hear his verdict。 

     ;One broken hind´leg�察─�he went on。 ;Three broken ribs�察�one at least of 

which has pierced the lungs。 He has lost nearly all the blood in his body。 

There is a large likelihood of internal injuries。 He must have been jumped 

upon。 To say nothing of three bullet holes clear through him。 One chance 

in a thousand is really optimistic。 He hasn't a chance in ten thousand。; 

     ;But he mustn't lose any chance that might be of help to him�察─�Judge 

Scott    exclaimed。      ;Never    mind    expense。     Put  him    under    the  X´   ray  ´ 

anything。 Weedon�察�telegraph at once to San Francisco for Doctor Nichols。 

No    reflection    on   you�察  �doctor�察  �you   understand�察    �but   he   must   have    the 

advantage of every chance。; 

     The surgeon smiled indulgently。 ;Of course I understand。 He deserves 

all   that   can   be   done   for   him。   He   must   be   nursed   as   you   would   nurse   a 

human      being�察   �a  sick   child。  And    don't   forget   what    I  told   you   about 

temperature。 I'll be back at ten o'clock again。; 

     White Fang received the nursing。 Judge Scott's suggestion of a trained 

nurse    was    indignantly     clamoured     down     by   the  girls�察 �who    themselves 

undertook   the   task。 And   White   Fang   won   out   on   the   one   chance   in   ten 

thousand denied him by the surgeon。 

     The latter was not to be censured for his misjudgment。 All his life he 

had   tended   and   operated   on   the   soft   humans   of   civilisation�察  �who   lived 

sheltered     lives  and   had   descended      out  of   many    sheltered    generations。 

Compared with White Fang�察�they were frail and flabby�察�and clutched life 

without any strength in their grip。 White Fang had come straight from the 



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Wild�察�where the weak perish early and shelter is vouchsafed to none。 In 

neither   his   father   nor   his   mother   was   there   any   weakness�察  �nor   in   the 

generations before them。 A constitution of iron and the vitality of the Wild 

were White Fang's inheritance�察�and he clung to life�察�the whole of him and 

every   part   of   him�察  �in   spirit   and   in   flesh�察  �with   the   tenacity   that   of   old 

belonged to all creatures。 

     Bound   down   a   prisoner�察  �denied   even   movement   by   the   plaster   casts 

and bandages�察�White Fang lingered out the weeks。 He slept long hours and 

dreamed   much�察  �and        through   his   mind   passed   an     unending   pageant      of 

Northland   visions。  All   the   ghosts   of   the   past   arose   and   were   with   him。 

Once again he lived in the lair with Kiche�察�crept trembling to the knees of 

Grey Beaver to tender his allegiance�察�ran for his life before Lip´lip and all 

the howling bedlam of the puppy´pack。 

     He ran again through the silence�察�hunting his living food through the 

months of famine�察�and again he ran at the head of the team�察�the gut´whips 

of   Mit´sah   and   Grey   Beaver   snapping   behind�察  �their   voices   crying   ;Ra� �

Raa� ─�when they came to a narrow passage and the team closed together 

like a fan to go through。 He lived again all his days with Beauty Smith and 

the fights he had fought。 At such times he whimpered and snarled in his 

sleep�察�and they that looked on said that his dreams were bad。 

     But there was one particular nightmare from which he suffered ´ the 

clanking�察  �clanging   monsters   of   electric   cars   that   were   to   him   colossal 

screaming   lynxes。   He   would   lie   in   a   screen   of   bushes�察  �watching   for   a 

squirrel to venture far enough out on the ground from its tree´refuge。 Then�察�

when he sprang out upon it�察�it would transform itself into an electric car�察�

menacing and terrible�察�towering over him like a mountain�察�screaming and 

clanging and spitting fire at him。 It was the same when he challenged the 

hawk   down   out   of   the   sky。   Down   out   of   the   blue   it   would   rush�察  �as   it 

dropped upon him changing itself into the ubiquitous electric car。 Or again�察�

he would be in the pen of Beauty Smith。 Outside the pen�察�men would be 

gathering�察�and he knew that a fight was on。 He watched the door for his 

antagonist to enter。 The door would open�察�and thrust in upon him would 

come the awful electric car。 A thousand times this occurred�察�and each time 

the terror it inspired was as vivid and great as ever。 



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     Then came the day when the last bandage and the last plaster cast were 

taken   off。   It   was   a   gala   day。 All   Sierra   Vista   was   gathered   around。   The 

master rubbed his ears�察�and he crooned his love´growl。 The master's wife 

called him the ;Blessed Wolf�察─�which name was taken up with acclaim and 

all the women called him the Blessed Wolf。 

     He tried to rise to his feet�察�and after several attempts fell down from 

weakness。 He had lain so long that his muscles had lost their cunning�察�and 

all the strength had gone out of them。 He felt a little shame because of his 

weakness�察�as though�察�forsooth�察�he were failing the gods in the service he 

owed them。 Because of this he made heroic efforts to arise and at last he 

stood on his four legs�察�tottering and swaying back and forth。 

     ;The Blessed Wolf� ─�chorused the women。 

     Judge Scott surveyed them triumphantly。 

     ;Out   of   your   own   mouths   be   it�察─  �he   said。   ;Just   as   I   contended   right 

along。 No mere dog could have done what he did。 He's a wolf。; 

     ;A Blessed Wolf�察─�amended the Judge's wife。 

     ;Yes�察�Blessed Wolf�察─�agreed the Judge。 ;And henceforth that shall be 

my name for him。; 

     ;He'll have to learn to walk again�察─�said the surgeon�察 �so he might as 

well start in right now。 It won't hurt him。 Take him outside。; 

     And outside he went�察�like a king�察�with all Sierra Vista about him and 

tending on him。 He was very weak�察�and when he reached the lawn he lay 

down and rested for a while。 

     Then   the   procession   started   on�察  �little   spurts   of   strength   coming   into 

White   Fang's   muscles   as   he   used   them   and   the   blood   began   to    surge 

through   them。   The   stables   were   reached�察  �and   there   in   the   doorway�察  �lay 

Collie�察�a half´dozen pudgy puppies playing about her in the sun。 

     White Fang looked on with a wondering eye。 Collie snarled warningly 

at him�察�and he was careful to keep his distance。 The master with his toe 

helped one sprawling puppy toward him。 He bristled suspiciously�察�but the 

master warned him that all was well。 Collie�察�clasped in the arms of one of 

the women�察�watched him  jealously and with a snarl warned him that   all 

was not well。 

     The puppy sprawled in front of him。 He cocked his ears and watched it 



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curiously。 Then their noses touched�察�and he felt the warm little tongue of 

the puppy on his jowl。 White Fang's tongue went out�察�he knew not why�察�

and he licked the puppy's face。 

     Hand´clapping        and    pleased     cries   from    the    gods    greeted    the 

performance。   He   was   surprised�察  �and   looked   at   them   in   a   puzzled   way。 

Then his weakness asserted itself�察�and he lay down�察�his ears cocked�察�his 

head   on    one   side�察  �as   he   watched   the   puppy。   The   other   puppies   came 

sprawling toward him�察�to Collie's great disgust�察�and he gravely permitted 

them to clamber and tumble over him。 At first�察�amid the applause of the 

gods�察�he betrayed a trifle of his old self´consciousness and awkwardness。 

This passed away as the puppies' antics and mauling continued�察�and he lay 

with half´shut patient eyes�察�drowsing in the sun。 



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