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                  CHAPTER II ´ THE SOUTHLAND 



     White     Fang   landed    from    the  steamer    in  San    Francisco。    He   was 

appalled。     Deep     in   him�察   �below    any    reasoning     process     or   act  of 

consciousness�察�he had associated power with godhead。 And never had the 

white men seemed such marvellous gods as now�察�when he trod the slimy 

pavement of San Francisco。 The log cabins he had known were replaced 

by  towering   buildings。 The streets   were   crowded   with   perils   ´   waggons�察�

carts�察   �automobiles�察    �great�察  �straining   horses    pulling    huge   trucks�察   �and 

monstrous cable and electric ears hooting and clanging through the midst�察�

screeching   their   insistent   menace   after   the   manner   of   the   lynxes   he   had 

known in the northern woods。 

     All this was the manifestation of power。 Through it all�察�behind it all�察�

was man�察�governing and controlling�察�expressing himself�察�as of old�察�by his 

mastery over matter。 It was colossal�察�stunning。 White Fang was awed。 Fear 

sat upon him。 As in his cubhood he had been made to feel his smallness 

and puniness on the day he first came in from the Wild to the village of 

Grey Beaver�察�so now�察�in his full´ grown stature and pride of strength�察�he 

was made to feel small and puny。 And there were so many gods� �He was 

made   dizzy   by   the   swarming   of   them。  The   thunder   of   the   streets   smote 

upon his ears。 He was bewildered by the tremendous and endless rush and 

movement of things。 As never before�察�he felt his dependence on the love´ 

master�察�close at whose heels he followed�察�no matter what happened never 

losing sight of him。 

     But White Fang was to have no more than a nightmare vision of the 

city  ´   an   experience   that   was   like   a   bad   dream�察  �unreal   and   terrible�察  �that 

haunted him for long after in his dreams。 He was put into a baggage´car by 

the master�察�chained in a corner in the midst of heaped trunks and valises。 

Here a squat and brawny god held sway�察�with much noise�察�hurling trunks 

and boxes about�察�dragging them in through the door and tossing them into 

the piles�察�or flinging them out of the door�察�smashing and crashing�察�to other 

gods who awaited them。 

     And here�察�in this inferno of luggage�察�was White Fang deserted by the 



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master。 Or at least White Fang thought he was deserted�察�until he smelled 

out the master's   canvas clothes´bags alongside of him�察 �and proceeded   to 

mount guard over them。 

     ;'Bout time you come�察─�growled the god of the car�察�an hour later�察�when 

Weedon Scott appeared at the door。 ;That dog of yourn won't let me lay a 

finger on your stuff。; 

     White Fang emerged from the car。 He was astonished。 The nightmare 

city was gone。 The car had been to him no more than a room in a house�察�

and when he had entered it the city had been all around him。 In the interval 

the  city  had   disappeared。 The  roar  of   it no longer   dinned upon   his   ears。 

Before     him   was   smiling    country�察  �streaming    with   sunshine�察   �lazy   with 

quietude。     But   he  had   little  time  to  marvel    at  the  transformation。    He 

accepted it as he accepted all the unaccountable doings and manifestations 

of the gods。 It was their way。 

     There   was   a   carriage   waiting。 A  man   and   a   woman   approached   the 

master。 The   woman's   arms   went   out   and   clutched   the   master   around   the 

neck ´ a hostile act� �The next moment Weedon Scott had torn loose from 

the   embrace   and   closed   with   White   Fang�察  �who   had   become   a   snarling�察�

raging demon。 

     ;It's all right�察�mother�察─�Scott was saving as he kept tight hold of White 

Fang and placated him。 ;He thought you were going to injure me�察�and he 

wouldn't stand for it。 It's all right。 It's all right。 He'll learn soon enough。; 

     ;And in the meantime I may be permitted to love my son when his dog 

is not around�察─�she laughed�察�though she was pale and weak from the fright。 

     She    looked    at  White   Fang�察   �who    snarled   and   bristled   and   glared 

malevolently。 

     ;He'll have to learn�察�and he shall�察�without postponement�察─�Scott said。 

     He spoke softly to White Fang until he had quieted him�察�then his voice 

became firm。 

     ;Down�察�sir� �Down with you� ─�

     This had been one of the things taught him by the master�察�and White 

Fang obeyed�察�though he lay down reluctantly and sullenly。 

     ;Now�察�mother。; 

     Scott opened his arms to her�察�but kept his eyes on White Fang。 



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     ;Down� ─�he warned。 ;Down� ─�

     White Fang�察�bristling silently�察�half´crouching as he rose�察�sank back and 

watched   the   hostile   act   repeated。   But   no   harm   came   of   it�察  �nor   of   the 

embrace   from  the   strange  man´god   that   followed。 Then   the   clothes´bags 

were     taken    into   the  carriage�察   �the   strange    gods    and   the   love´master 

followed�察  �and   White   Fang   pursued�察  �now   running   vigilantly   behind�察  �now 

bristling up to the running horses and warning them that he was there to 

see that no harm befell the god they dragged so swiftly across the earth。 

     At the end of fifteen minutes�察�the carriage swung in through a   stone 

gateway  and   on   between   a   double   row  of   arched   and   interlacing   walnut 

trees。 On either side stretched lawns�察�their broad sweep broken here and 

there by great sturdy´limbed oaks。 In the near distance�察�in contrast with the 

young´green of the tended grass�察�sunburnt hay´fields showed tan and gold�察�

while beyond were the tawny hills and upland pastures。 From the head of 

the   lawn�察  �on   the   first   soft   swell   from   the   valley´level�察  �looked   down   the 

deep´ porched�察�many´windowed house。 

     Little opportunity was given White Fang to see all this。 Hardly had the 

carriage   entered     the   grounds�察   �when   he    was   set   upon   by   a  sheep´dog�察�

bright´eyed�察     �sharp´muzzled�察      �righteously     indignant     and    angry。    It  was 

between   him   and   the      master�察  �cutting   him   off。   White   Fang   snarled     no 

warning�察�but his hair bristled as he made his silent and deadly rush。 This 

rush was never completed。 He halted with awkward abruptness�察�with stiff 

fore´legs bracing himself against his momentum�察�almost sitting down on 

his haunches�察�so desirous was he of avoiding contact with the dog he was 

in the act of attacking。 It was a female�察�and the law of his kind thrust a 

barrier between。 For him to attack her would require nothing less than a 

violation of his in
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