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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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