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any fat and without an ounce of superfluous flesh�察�over ninety pounds。 It 

was all muscle�察�bone�察�and sinew´fighting flesh in the finest condition。 

     The   door   of   the   pen   was   being   opened   again。   White   Fang   paused。 

Something       unusual    was   happening。      He   waited。   The    door   was   opened 

wider。 Then a huge dog was thrust inside�察�and the door was slammed shut 

behind him。 White Fang had never seen such a dog ��it was a mastiff���察�but 

the size and fierce aspect of the intruder did not deter him。 Here was some 



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thing�察�not wood nor iron�察�upon which to wreak his hate。 He leaped in with 

a flash of fangs that ripped down the side of the mastiff's neck。 The mastiff 

shook his head�察�growled hoarsely�察�and plunged at White Fang。 But White 

Fang was here�察  �there�察  �and   everywhere�察  �always   evading   and   eluding�察  �and 

always leaping in and slashing with his fangs and leaping out again in time 

to escape punishment。 

     The   men   outside   shouted   and   applauded�察  �while   Beauty   Smith�察  �in   an 

ecstasy   of   delight�察  �gloated   over   the   rippling   and   manging   performed   by 

White Fang。 There was no hope for the mastiff from the first。 He was too 

ponderous and slow。 In the end�察�while Beauty Smith beat White Fang back 

with a club�察�the mastiff was dragged out by its owner。 Then there was a 

payment of bets�察�and money clinked in Beauty Smith's hand。 

     White Fang came to look forward eagerly to the gathering of the men 

around his pen。 It meant a fight�察�and this was the only way that was now 

vouchsafed him of expressing the life that was in him。 Tormented�察�incited 

to hate�察�he was kept a prisoner so that there was no way of satisfying that 

hate except at the times his master saw fit to put another dog against him。 

Beauty   Smith   had   estimated   his   powers   well�察  �for   he   was   invariably   the 

victor。   One    day�察  �three   dogs   were    turned    in  upon   him    in  succession。 

Another day a full´ grown wolf�察�fresh´caught from the Wild�察�was shoved 

in through the door of the pen。 And on still another day two dogs were set 

against him at the same time。 This was his severest fight�察�and though in the 

end he killed them both he was himself half killed in doing it。 

     In the fall of the year�察�when the first snows were falling and mush´ice 

was running in the river�察�Beauty Smith took passage for himself and White 

Fang on a steamboat bound up the Yukon to Dawson。 White Fang had now 

achieved a reputation in the land。 As ;the Fighting Wolf; he was known 

far and wide�察�and the cage in which he was kept on the steam´boat's deck 

was usually surrounded by curious men。 He raged and snarled at them�察�or 

lay   quietly   and   studied   them   with   cold   hatred。   Why   should   he   not   hate 

them�拭�He never asked himself the question。 He knew only hate and lost 

himself   in   the passion   of   it。  Life   had   become   a   hell to   him。  He   had   not 

been made for the close confinement wild beasts endure at the hands of 

men。 And yet it was in precisely this way that he was treated。 Men stared 



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at him�察�poked sticks between the bars to make him snarl�察�and then laughed 

at him。 

     They  were   his   environment�察  �these   men�察 �and   they  were   moulding   the 

clay of him into a more ferocious thing than had been intended by Nature。 

Nevertheless�察      �Nature    had   given    him    plasticity。   Where     many    another 

animal would have died or had its spirit broken�察�he adjusted himself and 

lived�察�and at no expense of the spirit。 Possibly Beauty Smith�察�arch´fiend 

and   tormentor�察  �was   capable   of   breaking   White   Fang's   spirit�察  �but   as   yet 

there were no signs of his succeeding。 

     If Beauty Smith had in him a devil�察�White Fang had another�察�and the 

two   of   them   raged   against   each   other   unceasingly。   In   the   days   before�察�

White Fang had had the wisdom to cower down and submit to a man with 

a club in his hand�察�but this wisdom now left him。 The mere sight of Beauty 

Smith was sufficient to send him into transports of fury。 And when they 

came to close quarters�察�and he had been beaten back by the club�察�he went 

on   growling   and   snarling�察  �and   showing   his   fangs。   The   last   growl   could 

never   be   extracted   from  him。   No   matter   how   terribly  he   was   beaten�察  �he 

had always another growl�察�and when Beauty Smith gave up and withdrew�察�

the defiant growl followed after him�察�or White Fang sprang at the bars of 

the cage bellowing his hatred。 

     When the steamboat arrived at Dawson�察�White Fang went ashore。 But 

he still lived a public life�察�in a cage�察�surrounded by curious men。 He was 

exhibited as ;the Fighting Wolf�察─�and men paid fifty cents in gold dust to 

see him。 He was given no rest。 Did he lie down to sleep�察�he was stirred up 

by   a   sharp   stick   ´   so   that   the   audience   might   get   its   money's   worth。   In 

order to make the exhibition interesting�察�he was kept in a rage most of the 

time。 But worse than all this�察�was the atmosphere in which he lived。 He 

was regarded as the most fearful of wild beasts�察�and this was borne in to 

him through the bars of the cage。 Every word�察�every cautious action�察�on 

the part of the men�察�impressed upon him his own terrible ferocity。 It was 

so much added fuel to the flame of his fierceness。 There could be but one 

result�察�and that was that his ferocity fed upon itself and increased。 It was 

another   instance   of   the   plasticity   of   his   clay�察  �of   his   capacity   for   being 

moulded by the pressure of environment。 



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     In addition to being exhibited he was a professional fighting animal。 

At irregular intervals�察�whenever a fight could be arranged�察�he was taken 

out of his cage and led off into the woods a few miles from town。 Usually 

this occurred at night�察�so as to avoid interference from the mounted police 

of the Territory。 After a few hours of waiting�察�when daylight had come�察�the 

audience and the dog with which he was to fight arrived。 In this manner it 

came   about that he   fought   all sizes   and   breeds   of   dogs。  It   was   a   savage 

land�察�the men were savage�察�and the fights were usually to the death。 

     Since White Fang continued to fight�察�it is obvious that it was the other 

dogs that died。 He never knew defeat。 His early training�察�when he fought 

with   Lip´lip   and   the   whole   puppy´pack�察  �stood   him  in   good   stead。 There 

was the tenacity with which he clung to the earth。 No dog could make him 

lose his footing。 
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