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baffle White Fang's teeth as they were often baffled by dogs of his own
breed。 Each time that his teeth struck they sank easily into the yielding
flesh�察 �while the animal did not seem able to defend itself。 Another
disconcerting thing was that it made no outcry�察 �such as he had been
accustomed to with the other dogs he had fought。 Beyond a growl or a
grunt�察 �the dog took its punishment silently。 And never did it flag in its
pursuit of him。
Not that Cherokee was slow。 He could turn and whirl swiftly enough�察�
but White Fang was never there。 Cherokee was puzzled�察�too。 He had never
fought before with a dog with which he could not close。 The desire to
close had always been mutual。 But here was a dog that kept at a distance�察�
dancing and dodging here and there and all about。 And when it did get its
teeth into him�察 �it did not hold on but let go instantly and darted away
again。
But White Fang could not get at the soft underside of the throat。 The
bull´dog stood too short�察�while its massive jaws were an added protection。
White Fang darted in and out unscathed�察 �while Cherokee's wounds
increased。 Both sides of his neck and head were ripped and slashed。 He
bled freely�察�but showed no signs of being disconcerted。 He continued his
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plodding pursuit�察�though once�察�for the moment baffled�察�he came to a full
stop and blinked at the men who looked on�察�at the same time wagging his
stump of a tail as an expression of his willingness to fight。
In that moment White Fang was in upon him and out�察 �in passing
ripping his trimmed remnant of an ear。 With a slight manifestation of
anger�察 �Cherokee took up the pursuit again�察 �running on the inside of the
circle White Fang was making�察�and striving to fasten his deadly grip on
White Fang's throat。 The bull´dog missed by a hair's´breadth�察�and cries of
praise went up as White Fang doubled suddenly out of danger in the
opposite direction。
The time went by。 White Fang still danced on�察�dodging and doubling�察�
leaping in and out�察�and ever inflicting damage。 And still the bull´dog�察�with
grim certitude�察�toiled after him。 Sooner or later he would accomplish his
purpose�察 �get the grip that would win the battle。 In the meantime�察 �he
accepted all the punishment the other could deal him。 His tufts of ears had
become tassels�察�his neck and shoulders were slashed in a score of places�察�
and his very lips were cut and bleeding ´ all from these lightning snaps
that were beyond his foreseeing and guarding。
Time and again White Fang had attempted to knock Cherokee off his
feet�察 �but the difference in their height was too great。 Cherokee was too
squat�察�too close to the ground。 White Fang tried the trick once too often。
The chance came in one of his quick doublings and counter´circlings。 He
caught Cherokee with head turned away as he whirled more slowly。 His
shoulder was exposed。 White Fang drove in upon it�此�but his own shoulder
was high above�察 �while he struck with such force that his momentum
carried him on across over the other's body。 For the first time in his
fighting history�察�men saw White Fang lose his footing。 His body turned a
half´somersault in the air�察�and he would have landed on his back had he
not twisted�察�catlike�察�still in the air�察�in the effort to bring his feet to the earth。
As it was�察�he struck heavily on his side。 The next instant he was on his feet�察�
but in that instant Cherokee's teeth closed on his throat。
It was not a good grip�察 �being too low down toward the chest�察 �but
Cherokee held on。 White Fang sprang to his feet and tore wildly around�察�
trying to shake off the bull´dog's body。 It made him frantic�察�this clinging�察�
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dragging weight。 It bound his movements�察�restricted his freedom。 It was
like the trap�察�and all his instinct resented it and revolted against it。 It was a
mad revolt。 For several minutes he was to all intents insane。 The basic life
that was in him took charge of him。 The will to exist of his body surged
over him。 He was dominated by this mere flesh´love of life。 All
intelligence was gone。 It was as though he had no brain。 His reason was
unseated by the blind yearning of the flesh to exist and move�察 �at all
hazards to move�察�to continue to move�察�for movement was the expression
of its existence。
Round and round he went�察�whirling and turning and reversing�察�trying
to shake off the fifty´pound weight that dragged at his throat。 The bull´dog
did little but keep his grip。 Sometimes�察�and rarely�察�he managed to get his
feet to the earth and for a moment to brace himself against White Fang。
But the next moment his footing would be lost and he would be dragging
around in the whirl of one of White Fang's mad gyrations。 Cherokee
identified himself with his instinct。 He knew that he was doing the right
thing by holding on�察 �and there came to him certain blissful thrills of
satisfaction。 At such moments he even closed his eyes and allowed his
body to be hurled hither and thither�察�willy´nilly�察�careless of any hurt that
might thereby come to it。 That did not count。 The grip was the thing�察�and
the grip he kept。
White Fang ceased only when he had tired himself out。 He could do
nothing�察�and he could not understand。 Never�察�in all his fighting�察�had this
thing happened。 The dogs he had fought with did not fight that way。 With
them it was snap and slash and get away�察�snap and slash and get away。 He
lay partly on his side�察�panting for breath。 Cherokee still holding his grip�察�
urged against him�察�trying to get him over entirely on his side。 White Fang
resisted�察�and he could feel the jaws shifting their grip�察�slightly relaxing and
coming together again in a chewing movement。 Each shift brought the grip
closer to his throat。 The bull´dog's method was to hold what he had�察�and
when opportunity favoured to work in for more。 Opportunity favoured
when White Fang remained quiet。 When White Fang struggled�察�Cherokee
was content merely to hold on。
The bulging back of Cherokee's neck was the only portion of his body
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