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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。 

     Kiche turned and slowly trotted back toward camp。 Stronger than the 

physical restraint of the stick was the clutch of the camp upon her。 Unseen 



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and occultly�察�the gods still gripped with their power and would not let her 

go。 White Fang sat down in the shadow of a birch and whimpered softly。 

There was a strong smell of pine�察�and subtle wood fragrances filled the air�察�

reminding him of his old life of freedom before the days of his bondage。 

But he was still only a part´grown puppy�察�and stronger than the call either 

of man or of the Wild was the call of his mother。 All the hours of his short 

life he had depended upon her。 The time was yet to come for independence。 

So he arose and trotted forlornly back to camp�察�pausing once�察�and twice�察�to 

sit   down   and   whimper   and   to   listen   to   the   call   that   still   sounded   in   the 

depths of the forest。 

     In the Wild the time of a mother with her young is short�察�but under the 

dominion   of   man   it   is   sometimes   even   shorter。   Thus   it   was   with   White 

Fang。   Grey   Beaver   was   in   the   debt   of   Three   Eagles。   Three   Eagles   was 

going away on a trip up the Mackenzie to the Great Slave Lake。 A strip of 

scarlet   cloth�察  �a   bearskin�察  �twenty   cartridges�察  �and   Kiche�察  �went   to   pay   the 

debt。 White Fang saw his mother taken aboard Three Eagles' canoe�察�and 

tried to follow her。 A blow from Three Eagles knocked him backward to 

the land。 The canoe shoved off。 He sprang into the water and swam after it�察�

deaf to the sharp cries of Grey Beaver to return。 Even a man´animal�察�a god�察�

White Fang ignored�察�such was the terror he was in of losing his mother。 

     But gods are accustomed to being obeyed�察�and Grey Beaver wrathfully 

launched   a   canoe   in   pursuit。 When   he overtook White   Fang�察�he   reached 

down and by the nape of the neck lifted him clear of the water。 He did not 

deposit him at once in the bottom of   the canoe。 Holding him  suspended 

with one hand�察�with the other hand he proceeded to give him a   beating。 

And it WAS   a   beating。  His   hand   was heavy。   Every  blow  was   shrewd   to 

hurt�察�and he delivered a multitude of blows。 

     Impelled by the blows that rained upon him�察�now from this side�察�now 

from   that�察  �White   Fang   swung   back   and   forth   like   an   erratic   and   jerky 

pendulum。 Varying were the emotions that surged through him。 At first�察�he 

had known surprise。 Then came a momentary fear�察�when he yelped several 

times to the impact of the hand。 But this was quickly followed by anger。 

His    free   nature   asserted    itself�察 �and  he   showed     his  teeth   and   snarled 

fearlessly in the face of the wrathful god。 This but served to make the god 



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more wrathful。 The blows came faster�察�heavier�察�more shrewd to hurt。 

     Grey Beaver continued to beat�察�White Fang continued to snarl。 But this 

could not last for ever。 One or the other must give over�察�and that one was 

White   Fang。   Fear   surged   through   him   again。   For   the   first   time   he   was 

being   really   man´handled。 The   occasional   blows   of   sticks   and   stones   he 

had previously experienced were as caresses compared with this。 He broke 

down and began to cry and yelp。 For a time each blow brought a yelp from 

him�察  �but   fear   passed   into   terror�察  �until   finally   his   yelps   were   voiced   in 

unbroken succession�察�unconnected with the rhythm of the punishment。 

     At last Grey Beaver withheld his hand。 White Fang�察�hanging   limply�察�

continued to cry。 This seemed to satisfy his master�察�who flung him down 

roughly in the bottom of the canoe。 In the meantime the canoe had drifted 

down the stream。 Grey Beaver picked up the paddle。 White Fang was in 

his   way。   He   spurned   him   savagely   with   his   foot。   In   that   moment   White 

Fang's   free   nature   flashed     forth   again�察  �and   he  sank   his   teeth   into  the 

moccasined foot。 

     The beating   that   had   gone before was   as   nothing   compared   with the 

beating he now received。 Grey Beaver's wrath was terrible�察�likewise was 

White Fang's fright。 Not only the hand�察�but the hard wooden paddle was 

used upon him�察�and he was bruised and sore in all his small body when he 

was again flung down in the canoe。 Again�察�and this time with purpose�察�did 

Grey Beaver kick him。 White Fang did not repeat his attack on the foot。 

He had learned another lesson of his bondage。 Never�察�no matter what the 

circumstance�察�must he dare to bite the god who was lord and master over 

him�察�the body of the lord and master was sacred�察�not to be defiled by the 

teeth   of   such   as   he。   That   was   evidently   the   crime   of   crimes�察  �the   one 

offence there was no condoning nor overlooking。 

     When   the   canoe touched   the   shore�察�White   Fang lay  whimpering   and 

motionless�察�waiting the will of Grey Beaver。 It was Grey Beaver's will that 

he should go ashore�察�for ashore he was flung�察�striking heavily on his side 

and   hurting   his   bruises   afresh。   He   crawled   tremblingly   to   his   feet   and 

stood whimpering。 Lip´lip�察�who had watched the whole proceeding from 

the bank�察�now rushed upon him�察�knocking him over and sinking his teeth 

into   him。   White   Fang   was   too   helpless   to   defend   himself�察  �and   it   would 



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have gone hard with him had not Grey Beaver's foot shot out�察�lifting Lip´ 

lip into the air with its violence so that he smashed down to earth a dozen 

feet away。 This was the man´animal's justice�察�and even then�察�in his own 

pitiable   plight�察  �White   Fang   experienced   a   little   grateful   thrill。   At   Grey 

Beaver's heels he limped obediently through the village to the tepee。 And 

so it came that White Fang learned that the right to punish was something 

the gods reserved for themselves and denied to the lesser creatures under 

them。 

     That night�察�when all was still�察�White Fang remembered his mother and 

sorrowed for her。 He sorrowed too loudly and woke up Grey Beaver�察�who 

beat him。 After that he mourned gently when the gods were around。 But 

sometimes�察�straying off to the edge of the woods by himself�察�he gave vent 

to his grief�察�and cried it out with loud whimperings and wailings。 

     It was during this period that he might have harkened to the memories 

of the lair and the stream and run back to the Wild。 But the memory of his 

mother held him。 As the hunting man
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