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screamed   once   in   horror   and   anguish。   There   was   a   great   snarling   and 

growling�察  �and   over   all   arose   a   smashing   and   crashing   of   furniture   and 

glass。 

     But almost as quickly as it had arisen�察�the commotion died away。 The 

struggle had not lasted more than three minutes。 The frightened household 

clustered at the top of the stairway。 From below�察�as from out an abyss of 

blackness�察  �came   up   a   gurgling   sound�察  �as   of   air   bubbling   through   water。 

Sometimes   this   gurgle   became   sibilant�察  �almost   a   whistle。   But   this�察  �too�察�

quickly died down and ceased。 Then naught came up out of the blackness 

save a heavy panting of some creature struggling sorely for air。 

     Weedon Scott pressed a button�察�and the staircase and downstairs hall 

were   flooded   with   light。   Then   he   and   Judge   Scott�察  �revolvers   in   hand�察�

cautiously descended。 There was no need for this caution。 White Fang had 

done his work。 In the midst of the wreckage of overthrown and smashed 

furniture�察�partly on his side�察�his face hidden by an arm�察�lay a man。 Weedon 

Scott   bent   over�察  �removed   the   arm   and   turned   the   man's   face   upward。 A 

gaping throat explained the manner of his death。 

     ;Jim Hall�察─�said Judge Scott�察�and father and son looked significantly at 

each other。 

     Then they turned to White Fang。 He�察�too�察�was lying on his side。 His 

eyes were closed�察�but the lids slightly lifted in an effort to look at them as 

they bent over him�察�and the tail was perceptibly agitated in a vain effort to 

wag。 Weedon Scott patted him�察�and his throat rumbled an acknowledging 



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growl。 But it was a weak growl at best�察�and it quickly ceased。 His eyelids 

drooped and went shut�察�and his whole body seemed to relax and flatten out 

upon the floor。 

     ;He's all in�察�poor devil�察─�muttered the master。 

     ;We'll    see   about    that�察─ �asserted    the   Judge�察   �as  he   started   for  the 

telephone。 

     ;Frankly�察  �he   has   one   chance in   a thousand�察─  �announced the   surgeon�察�

after he had worked an hour and a half on White Fang。 

     Dawn   was   breaking   through   the   windows   and   dimming   the   electric 

lights。 With the exception of the children�察�the whole family was gathered 

about the surgeon to hear his verdict。 

     ;One broken hind´leg�察─�he went on。 ;Three broken ribs�察�one at least of 

which has pierced the lungs。 He has lost nearly all the blood in his body。 

There is a large likelihood of internal injuries。 He must have been jumped 

upon。 To say nothing of three bullet holes clear through him。 One chance 

in a thousand is really optimistic。 He hasn't a chance in ten thousand。; 

     ;But he mustn't lose any chance that might be of help to him�察─�Judge 

Scott    exclaimed。      ;Never    mind    expense。     Put  him    under    the  X´   ray  ´ 

anything。 Weedon�察�telegraph at once to San Francisco for Doctor Nichols。 

No    reflection    on   you�察  �doctor�察  �you   understand�察    �but   he   must   have    the 

advantage of every chance。; 

     The surgeon smiled indulgently。 ;Of course I understand。 He deserves 

all   that   can   be   done   for   him。   He   must   be   nursed   as   you   would   nurse   a 

human      being�察   �a  sick   child。  And    don't   forget   what    I  told   you   about 

temperature。 I'll be back at ten o'clock again。; 

     White Fang received the nursing。 Judge Scott's suggestion of a trained 

nurse    was    indignantly     clamoured     down     by   the  girls�察 �who    themselves 

undertook   the   task。 And   White   Fang   won   out   on   the   one   chance   in   ten 

thousand denied him by the surgeon。 

     The latter was not to be censured for his misjudgment。 All his life he 

had   tended   and   operated   on   the   soft   humans   of   civilisation�察  �who   lived 

sheltered     lives  and   had   descended      out  of   many    sheltered    generations。 

Compared with White Fang�察�they were frail and flabby�察�and clutched life 

without any strength in their grip。 White Fang had come straight from the 



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Wild�察�where the weak perish early and shelter is vouchsafed to none。 In 

neither   his   father   nor   his   mother   was   there   any   weakness�察  �nor   in   the 

generations before them。 A constitution of iron and the vitality of the Wild 

were White Fang's inheritance�察�and he clung to life�察�the whole of him and 

every   part   of   him�察  �in   spirit   and   in   flesh�察  �with   the   tenacity   that   of   old 

belonged to all creatures。 

     Bound   down   a   prisoner�察  �denied   even   movement   by   the   plaster   casts 

and bandages�察�White Fang lingered out the weeks。 He slept long hours and 

dreamed   much�察  �and        through   his   mind   passed   an     unending   pageant      of 

Northland   visions。  All   the   ghosts   of   the   past   arose   and   were   with   him。 

Once again he lived in the lair with Kiche�察�crept trembling to the knees of 

Grey Beaver to tender his allegiance�察�ran for his life before Lip´lip and all 

the howling bedlam of the puppy´pack。 

     He ran again through the silence�察�hunting his living food through the 

months of famine�察�and again he ran at the head of the team�察�the gut´whips 

of   Mit´sah   and   Grey   Beaver   snapping   behind�察  �their   voices   crying   ;Ra� �

Raa� ─�when they came to a narrow passage and the team closed together 

like a fan to go through。 He lived again all his days with Beauty Smith and 

the fights he had fought。 At such times he whimpered and snarled in his 

sleep�察�and they that looked on said that his dreams were bad。 

     But there was one particular nightmare from which he suffered ´ the 

clanking�察  �clanging   monsters   of   electric   cars   that   were   to   him   colossal 

screaming   lynxes。   He   would   lie   in   a   screen   of   bushes�察  �watching   for   a 

squirrel to venture far enough out on the ground from its tree´refuge。 Then�察�

when he sprang out upon it�察�it would transform itself into an electric car�察�

menacing and terrible�察�towering over him like a mountain�察�screaming and 

clanging and spitting fire at him。 It was the same when he challenged the 

hawk   down   out   of   the   sky。   Down   out   of   the   blue   it   would   rush�察  �as   it 

dropped upon him changing itself into the ubiquitous electric car。 Or again�察�

he would be in the pen of Beauty Smith。 Outside the pen�察�men would be 

gathering�察�and he knew that a fight was on。 He watched the door for his 

antagonist to enter。 The door would open�察�and thrust in upon him would 

come the awful electric car。 A thousand times this occurred�察�and each time 

the terror it inspired was as vivid and great as ever。
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