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go into the fires。 He lurked in the forest�察�avoiding discovery and robbing 

the   snares   at   the   rare   intervals   when   game   was   caught。   He   even   robbed 

Grey Beaver's snare of a rabbit at a time when Grey Beaver staggered and 

tottered   through   the  forest�察  �sitting   down   often to   rest�察 �what   of   weakness 

and of shortness of breath。 

     One   day While   Fang   encountered   a   young   wolf�察  �gaunt   and   scrawny�察�

loose´jointed with famine。 Had he not been hungry himself�察�White Fang 

might   have   gone   with   him   and   eventually   found   his   way   into   the   pack 

amongst   his   wild   brethren。 As   it   was�察  �he   ran   the   young   wolf   down   and 

killed and ate him。 

     Fortune seemed to favour him。 Always�察�when hardest pressed for food�察�

he found something to kill。 Again�察�when he was weak�察�it was his luck that 

none of the larger preying animals chanced upon him。 Thus�察�he was strong 

from the two days' eating a lynx had afforded him when the hungry wolf´ 



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pack ran full tilt upon him。 It was a long�察�cruel chase�察�but he was better 

nourished   than   they�察  �and   in   the   end   outran   them。   And   not   only   did   he 

outrun them�察�but�察�circling widely back on his track�察�he gathered in one of 

his exhausted pursuers。 

     After   that   he   left   that   part   of   the   country   and   journeyed   over   to   the 

valley   wherein   he   had   been   born。   Here�察  �in   the   old   lair�察  �he   encountered 

Kiche。 Up to her old tricks�察�she�察�too�察�had fled the inhospitable fires of the 

gods and gone back to her old refuge to give birth to her young。 Of this 

litter but one remained alive when White Fang came upon the scene�察�and 

this one was not destined to live long。 Young life had little chance in such 

a famine。 

     Kiche's greeting of her grown son was anything but affectionate。 But 

White Fang did not mind。 He had outgrown his mother。 So he turned tail 

philosophically   and   trotted   on   up   the   stream。   At   the   forks   he   took   the 

turning   to   the   left�察  �where   he   found   the   lair   of   the   lynx   with   whom   his 

mother   and   he   had   fought   long   before。   Here�察  �in   the   abandoned   lair�察  �he 

settled down and rested for a day。 

     During the early summer�察�in the last days of the famine�察�he met Lip´lip�察�

who had likewise taken to the woods�察�where he had eked out a miserable 

existence。 

     White      Fang    came     upon    him    unexpectedly。      Trotting     in  opposite 

directions along the base of a high bluff�察�they rounded a corner of rock and 

found themselves face to face。 They paused with instant alarm�察�and looked 

at each other suspiciously。 

     White Fang was in splendid condition。 His hunting had been good�察�and 

for a week he had eaten his fill。 He was even gorged from his latest kill。 

But in the moment he looked at Lip´lip his hair rose on end all along his 

back。 It was an involuntary bristling on his part�察�the physical state that in 

the past had always accompanied the mental state produced in him by Lip´ 

lip's bullying and persecution。 As in the past he had bristled and snarled at 

sight of Lip´lip�察�so now�察�and automatically�察�he bristled and snarled。 He did 

not   waste   any   time。   The   thing   was   done   thoroughly   and   with   despatch。 

Lip´lip essayed to back away�察�but White Fang struck him hard�察�shoulder to 

shoulder。 Lip´lip was overthrown and rolled upon his back。 White Fang's 



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teeth   drove   into   the   scrawny   throat。   There   was   a   death´struggle�察  �during 

which   White   Fang   walked   around�察  �stiff´   legged   and   observant。   Then   he 

resumed his course and trotted on along the base of the bluff。 

     One   day�察  �not   long   after�察  �he   came   to   the   edge   of   the   forest�察  �where   a 

narrow stretch of open land sloped down to the Mackenzie。 He had been 

over this ground before�察�when it was bare�察�but now a village occupied it。 

Still hidden amongst the trees�察�he paused to study the situation。 Sights and 

sounds and scents were familiar to him。 It was the old village changed to a 

new place。 But sights and sounds and smells were different from those he 

had   last   had   when   he   fled   away   from   it。  There   was   no   whimpering   nor 

wailing。 Contented   sounds   saluted   his   ear�察 �and   when he   heard the  angry 

voice   of   a   woman   he   knew   it   to   be   the   anger   that   proceeds   from   a   full 

stomach。 And   there   was   a   smell   in   the   air   of   fish。 There   was   food。   The 

famine   was   gone。   He   came   out   boldly   from   the   forest   and   trotted   into 

camp   straight   to   Grey   Beaver's   tepee。   Grey   Beaver   was   not   there�察  �but 

Kloo´kooch welcomed him with glad cries and the whole of a fresh´caught 

fish�察�and he lay down to wait Grey Beaver's coming。 



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PART IV 



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            CHAPTER I ´ THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND 



     Had there been in White Fang's nature any possibility�察�no matter how 

remote�察�of his ever coming to fraternise with his kind�察�such possibility was 

irretrievably   destroyed   when   he   was   made   leader   of   the   sled´team。   For 

now the dogs hated him ´ hated him for the extra meat bestowed upon him 

by   Mit´sah�察  �hated   him   for   all   the   real   and   fancied   favours   he   received�察�

hated him for that he fled always at the head of the team�察�his waving brush 

of   a   tail   and   his   perpetually  retreating hind´quarters   for  ever   maddening 

their eyes。 

     And   White   Fang   just   as   bitterly   hated   them   back。   Being   sled´leader 

was anything but gratifying to him。 To be compelled to run away before 

the yelling pack�察�every dog of which�察�for three years�察�he had thrashed and 

mastered�察�was almost more than he could endure。 But endure it he must�察�or 

perish�察  �and   the   life   that   was   in   him   had   no   desire   to   perish   out。   The 

moment Mit´sah gave his order for the start�察�that moment the whole team�察�

with eager�察�savage cries�察�sprang forward at White Fang。 

     There was no defence for him。 If he turned upon them�察�Mit´sah would 

throw the stinging lash of the whip into his face。 Only remained to him to 

run   away。   He   could   not   encounter   that   howling   horde   with   his   tail   and 

hind´quarters。   These   were   scarcely   fit   weapons   with   which   to   meet   the 

many merciless fangs。 So run away he did�察�violating his own nature and 

pride with every leap he made�察�and leaping all day long。 

     One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that 

nature recoil upon itself。 Such a recoil is like that of a hair�察�made to grow 

out from the body�察�turning unnaturally upon the direction of its growth and 

growing into the   body  ´   a   rankling�察  �festering thing of hurt。 And so   with 

White Fang。 Every urge of his being impelled him to spring upon the pack 

that cried at his heels�察�but it was the will of the gods that this should not be�察�

and   behind   the   will�察  �to   enforce   it�察  �was   the   whip   of   cariboo´gut   with   its 

biting thirty´foot lash。 So White Fang could only eat his heart in bitterness 

and   develop   a   hatred   and   malice   commensurate   with   the   ferocity   and 

indomitability of his nature。 



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