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the edge of the forest and stood and listened to something calling him far 

and     away。    And    always     he   returned�察   �restless   and   uncomfortable�察      �to 

whimper softly and wistfully at Kiche's side and to lick her face with eager�察�

questioning tongue。 

     White     Fang    learned   rapidly    the  ways    of  the   camp。    He   knew     the 

injustice and greediness of the older dogs when meat or fish was thrown 

out to be eaten。 He came to know that men were more just�察�children more 

cruel�察�and women more kindly and more likely to toss him a bit of meat or 

bone。 And after two or three painful adventures with the mothers of part´ 

grown   puppies�察  �he   came   into   the   knowledge   that   it   was   always   good 

policy   to   let  such   mothers     alone�察  �to  keep   away   from     them   as   far  as 

possible�察�and to avoid them when he saw them coming。 

     But the bane of his life was Lip´lip。 Larger�察�older�察�and stronger�察�Lip´lip 

had selected White Fang for his special object of persecution。 While Fang 

fought willingly enough�察�but he was outclassed。 His enemy was too big。 

Lip´lip became a nightmare to him。 Whenever he ventured away from his 

mother�察�the bully was sure to appear�察�trailing at his heels�察�snarling at him�察�

picking upon him�察�and watchful of an opportunity�察�when no man´animal 

was near�察�to spring upon him and force a fight。 As Lip´lip invariably won�察�

he enjoyed it hugely。 It became his chief delight in life�察�as it became White 

Fang's chief torment。 

     But   the   effect   upon   White   Fang     was   not   to   cow   him。   Though   he 



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suffered most of the damage and was always defeated�察�his spirit remained 

unsubdued。   Yet   a   bad   effect   was   produced。   He   became   malignant   and 

morose。 His temper had been savage by birth�察�but it became more savage 

under this unending persecution。 The genial�察�playful�察�puppyish side of him 

found   little   expression。   He   never   played   and   gambolled   about   with   the 

other puppies of the camp。 Lip´lip would not permit it。 The moment White 

Fang appeared near them�察 �Lip´lip   was upon him�察�bullying and   hectoring 

him�察�or fighting with him until he had driven him away。 

     The effect of all this was to rob White Fang of much of his puppyhood 

and to make him in his comportment older than his age。 Denied the outlet�察�

through play�察�of his energies�察�he recoiled upon himself and developed his 

mental processes。 He became cunning�察�he had idle time in which to devote 

himself to thoughts of trickery。 Prevented from obtaining his share of meat 

and   fish   when   a general   feed   was given   to   the   camp´dogs�察 �he   became   a 

clever thief。 He had to forage for himself�察�and he foraged well�察�though he 

was oft´times a plague to the squaws in consequence。 He learned to sneak 

about camp�察�to be crafty�察�to know what was going on everywhere�察�to see 

and   to   hear   everything     and   to   reason   accordingly�察  �and   successfully   to 

devise ways and means of avoiding his implacable persecutor。 

     It was early in the days of his persecution that he played his first really 

big   crafty  game   and   got   there   from  his   first   taste   of   revenge。 As   Kiche�察�

when with the wolves�察�had lured out to destruction dogs from the camps of 

men�察    �so  White     Fang�察  �in  manner     somewhat       similar�察  �lured   Lip´lip   into 

Kiche's   avenging   jaws。   Retreating   before   Lip´lip�察  �White   Fang   made   an 

indirect   flight   that   led   in   and   out   and   around   the   various   tepees   of   the 

camp。   He   was   a   good   runner�察  �swifter   than   any   puppy   of   his   size�察  �and 

swifter than Lip´lip。 But he did not run his best in this chase。 He barely 

held his own�察�one leap ahead of his pursuer。 

     Lip´lip�察  �excited   by   the   chase   and   by   the   persistent   nearness   of   his 

victim�察�forgot caution and locality。 When he remembered locality�察�it was 

too late。 Dashing at top speed around a tepee�察�he ran full tilt into Kiche 

lying at the end of her stick。 He gave one yelp of consternation�察�and then 

her punishing jaws closed upon him。 She  was tied�察�but he could not get 

away from her easily。 She rolled him off his legs so that he could not run�察�



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while she repeatedly ripped and slashed him with her fangs。 

     When at last he succeeded in rolling clear of her�察�he crawled to his feet�察�

badly dishevelled�察�hurt both in body and in spirit。 His hair was standing 

out all over him in tufts where her teeth had mauled。 He stood where he 

had arisen�察�opened his mouth�察�and broke out the long�察�heart´broken puppy 

wail。 But even this he was not allowed to complete。 In the middle of it�察�

White Fang�察�rushing in�察�sank his teeth into Lip´lip's hind leg。 There was no 

fight   left   in   Lip´lip�察 �and   he   ran   away  shamelessly�察  �his victim  hot   on   his 

heels   and   worrying   him   all   the   way   back   to   his   own   tepee。   Here   the 

squaws came to his aid�察�and White Fang�察�transformed into a raging demon�察�

was finally driven off only by a fusillade of stones。 

     Came   the   day   when   Grey   Beaver�察  �deciding   that   the   liability   of   her 

running away was past�察�released Kiche。 White Fang was delighted with his 

mother's freedom。 He accompanied her joyfully about the camp�察�and�察�so 

long as he remained close by her side�察�Lip´lip kept a respectful distance。 

White´Fang even bristled up to him and   walked stiff´legged�察 �but   Lip´lip 

ignored the challenge。 He was no fool himself�察�and whatever vengeance he 

desired to wreak�察�he could wait until he caught White Fang alone。 

     Later on that day�察�Kiche and White Fang strayed into the edge of the 

woods next to the   camp。 He   had led   his mother   there�察�step by step�察  �and 

now when she stopped�察�he tried to inveigle her farther。 The stream�察�the lair�察�

and the quiet woods were calling to him�察�and he wanted her to come。 He 

ran   on   a   few   steps�察  �stopped�察  �and   looked   back。   She   had   not   moved。   He 

whined pleadingly�察�and scurried playfully in and out of the underbrush。 He 

ran back   to   her�察 �licked   her   face�察  �and   ran on   again。 And   still   she   did   not 

move。   He   stopped   and   regarded   her�察  �all   of   an   intentness   and   eagerness�察�

physically expressed�察�that slowly faded out of him as she turned her head 

and gazed back at the camp。 

     There was something calling to him out there in the open。 His mother 

heard it too。 But she heard also that other and louder call�察�the call of the 

fire and of man ´ the call which has been given alone of all animals to the 

wolf to answer�察�to the wolf and the wild´dog�察�who are brothers。 

 
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