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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   forth。   The 

sled´dogs   had   forgotten   his   prowess。   They   remembered   only   the   latest�察�



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which was his weakness and sickness。 At the sight of him as he came out 

of the cabin�察�they sprang upon him。 

     ;Talk about your rough´houses�察─�Matt murmured gleefully�察�standing in 

the doorway and looking on。 

     Give 'm hell�察�you wolf� �Give 'm hell�  � an' then some� ─�

     White Fang did not need the encouragement。 The return of the love´ 

master   was   enough。   Life   was   flowing   through   him   again�察  �splendid   and 

indomitable。 He fought from sheer joy�察�finding in it an expression of much 

that he felt and that otherwise was without speech。 There could be but one 

ending。   The   team   dispersed   in   ignominious   defeat�察  �and   it   was   not   until 

after dark that the dogs came sneaking back�察�one by one�察�by meekness and 

humility signifying their fealty to White Fang。 

     Having learned to snuggle�察�White Fang was guilty of it often。 It was 

the final word。 He could not go beyond it。 The one thing of which he had 

always been particularly jealous was his head。 He had always disliked to 

have it touched。 It was the Wild in him�察�the fear of hurt and of the trap�察�

that had given rise to the panicky impulses to avoid contacts。 It was the 

mandate   of   his   instinct   that   that   head   must   be   free。 And   now�察  �with   the 

love´master�察�his snuggling was the deliberate act of putting himself into a 

position     of   hopeless    helplessness。     It  was    an   expression      of  perfect 

confidence�察  �of   absolute   self´surrender�察  �as   though   he   said�此   �I   put   myself 

into thy hands。 Work thou thy will with me。; 

     One night�察�not long after the return�察�Scott and Matt sat at a game of 

cribbage preliminary to going to bed。 ;Fifteen´two�察�fifteen´ four an' a pair 

makes six�察─�Mat was pegging up�察�when there was an outcry and sound of 

snarling without。 They looked at each other as they started to rise to their 

feet。 

     ;The wolf's nailed somebody�察─�Matt said。 

     A wild scream of fear and anguish hastened them。 

     ;Bring a light� ─�Scott shouted�察�as he sprang outside。 

     Matt followed with the lamp�察�and by its light they saw a man lying on 

his back in the snow。 His arms were folded�察�one above the other�察�across his 

face and throat。 Thus he was trying to shield himself from White Fang's 

teeth。   And   there   was   need   for   it。   White   Fang   was   in   a   rage�察  �wickedly 



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making his attack on the most vulnerable spot。 From shoulder to wrist of 

the   crossed   arms�察  �the   coat´sleeve�察  �blue   flannel   shirt   and   undershirt   were 

ripped     in  rags�察  �while   the   arms   themselves      were    terribly  slashed    and 

streaming blood。 

     All this the two men saw in the first instant。 The next instant Weedon 

Scott   had   White   Fang   by   the   throat   and   was   dragging   him   clear。   White 

Fang struggled and snarled�察�but made no attempt to bite�察�while he quickly 

quieted down at a sharp word from the master。 

     Matt helped the man to   his feet。 As he   arose he lowered his   crossed 

arms�察�exposing the bestial face of Beauty Smith。 The dog´ musher let go 

of him precipitately�察�with action similar to that of a man who has picked 

up live fire。 Beauty Smith blinked in the lamplight and looked about him。 

He caught sight of White Fang and terror rushed into his face。 

     At the same moment Matt noticed two objects lying in the snow。 He 

held    the   lamp    close   to   them�察   �indicating    them    with   his   toe   for  his 

employer's benefit ´ a steel dog´chain and a stout club。 

     Weedon   Scott   saw   and   nodded。   Not   a   word   was   spoken。   The   dog´ 

musher   laid   his   hand   on   Beauty   Smith's   shoulder   and   faced   him   to   the 

right about。 No word needed to be spoken。 Beauty Smith started。 

     In the meantime the love´master was patting White Fang and talking to 

him。 

     ;Tried to steal you�察�eh�拭�And you wouldn't have it� �Well�察�well�察�he made 

a mistake�察�didn't he�拭─�

     ;Must   'a'   thought   he   had   hold   of   seventeen   devils�察─  �the   dog´musher 

sniggered。 

     White Fang�察�still wrought up and bristling�察�growled and growled�察�the 

hair slowly lying down�察�the crooning note remote and dim�察�but growing in 

his throat。 



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PART V 



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                  CHAPTER I ´ THE LONG TRAIL 



     It was in the air。 White Fang sensed the coming calamity�察�even before 

there was tangible evidence of it。 In vague ways it was borne in upon him 

that a change was impending。 He knew not how nor why�察�yet he got his 

feel of the oncoming event from the gods themselves。 In ways subtler than 

they knew�察�they betrayed their intentions to the wolf´dog that haunted the 

cabin´stoop�察�and that�察�though he never came inside the cabin�察�knew what 

went on inside their brains。 

     ;Listen   to   that�察  �will   you� ─  �the   dug´musher   exclaimed   at   supper   one 

night。 

    Weedon Scott listened。 Through the door came a low�察�anxious whine�察�

like a sobbing under the breath that had just grown audible。 Then came the 

long sniff�察 �as White  Fang reassured   himself  that his   god was still   inside 

and had not yet taken himself off in mysterious and solitary flight。 

     ;I do believe that wolf's on to you�察─�the dog´musher said。 

    

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