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that White Fang's teeth could reach。 He got hold toward the base where the 

neck   comes   out   from   the   shoulders�察  �but   he   did   not   know   the   chewing 

method   of   fighting�察  �nor   were   his   jaws   adapted   to   it。   He   spasmodically 

ripped and tore with his fangs for a space。 Then a change in their position 

diverted him。 The bull´dog had managed to roll him over on his back�察�and 

still hanging on to his throat�察�was on top of him。 Like a cat�察�White Fang 

bowed   his   hind´ quarters   in�察 �and�察  �with   the  feet   digging   into   his   enemy's 

abdomen above him�察�he began to claw with long tearing´strokes。 Cherokee 

might   well   have   been   disembowelled   had   he   not   quickly  pivoted   on   his 

grip and got his body off of White Fang's and at right angles to it。 

     There      was   no    escaping     that   grip。   It  was   like   Fate   itself�察  �and   as 

inexorable。   Slowly   it   shifted   up   along   the   jugular。 All   that   saved   White 

Fang   from   death   was   the   loose   skin   of   his   neck   and   the   thick   fur   that 

covered it。 This served to form a large roll in Cherokee's mouth�察�the fur of 

which   well´nigh   defied   his   teeth。   But   bit   by   bit�察  �whenever   the   chance 

offered�察�he was getting more of the loose skin and fur in his mouth。 The 

result   was   that   he   was   slowly   throttling   White   Fang。   The   latter's   breath 

was drawn with greater and greater difficulty as the moments went by。 

     It   began    to   look   as   though     the  battle   were    over。    The   backers     of 

Cherokee        waxed     jubilant    and    offered    ridiculous      odds。    White     Fang's 

backers   were   correspondingly   depressed�察  �and   refused   bets   of   ten   to   one 

and twenty to one�察�though one man was rash enough to close a wager of 

fifty to one。 This man was Beauty Smith。 He took a step into the ring and 

pointed his finger at White Fang。 Then he began to laugh derisively and 

scornfully。 This produced the  desired effect。 White  Fang went wild   with 

rage。   He   called   up   his   reserves   of   strength�察  �and   gained   his   feet。   As   he 

struggled around the ring�察�the fifty pounds of his foe ever dragging on his 

throat�察�his anger passed on into panic。 The basic life of him dominated him 

again�察�and his intelligence fled before the will of his flesh to live。 Round 

and     round     and    back    again�察   �stumbling      and    falling    and   rising�察   �even 

uprearing at times on his hind´legs and lifting his foe clear of the earth�察�he 

struggled vainly to shake off the clinging death。 

     At    last   he   fell�察 �toppling     backward�察      �exhausted�察     �and    the   bull´dog 

promptly shifted his grip�察�getting in closer�察�mangling more and more of the 



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fur´folded flesh�察�throttling White Fang more severely than ever。 Shouts of 

applause went up for the victor�察�and there were many cries of ;Cherokee� ─�

;Cherokee� ─       �To   this  Cherokee      responded      by   vigorous    wagging      of  the 

stump of his tail。 But the clamour of approval did not distract him。 There 

was   no   sympathetic   relation   between   his   tail   and   his   massive   jaws。  The 

one   might   wag�察  �but   the   others   held   their   terrible   grip   on   White   Fang's 

throat。 

     It was at this time that a diversion came to the spectators。 There was a 

jingle   of   bells。   Dog´mushers'   cries   were   heard。   Everybody�察  �save   Beauty 

Smith�察�looked apprehensively�察�the fear of the police strong upon them。 But 

they saw�察�up the trail�察�and not down�察�two men running with sled and dogs。 

They were evidently coming down the creek from some prospecting trip。 

At sight of the crowd they stopped their dogs and came over and joined it�察�

curious      to  see   the  cause    of  the   excitement。      The   dog´musher       wore    a 

moustache�察�but the other�察�a taller and younger man�察�was smooth´shaven�察�

his skin rosy from the pounding of his blood and the running in the frosty 

air。 

     White      Fang    had   practically    ceased    struggling。     Now     and   again    he 

resisted spasmodically and to no purpose。 He could get little air�察�and that 

little   grew   less   and   less   under   the   merciless   grip   that   ever   tightened。   In 

spite   of   his   armour   of   fur�察  �the   great   vein   of   his   throat   would   have   long 

since been   torn   open�察  �had   not   the  first   grip   of   the bull´dog   been so   low 

down as to be practically on the chest。 It had taken Cherokee a long time 

to shift that grip upward�察�and this had also tended further to clog his jaws 

with fur and skin´fold。 

     In the meantime�察�the abysmal brute in Beauty Smith had been rising 

into   his   brain   and   mastering   the   small   bit   of   sanity  that   he   possessed   at 

best。 When he saw White Fang's eyes beginning to glaze�察�he knew beyond 

doubt that the fight was lost。 Then he broke loose。 He sprang upon White 

Fang and began savagely to kick him。 There were hisses from the crowd 

and cries of protest�察�but that was all。 While this went on�察�and Beauty Smith 

continued to kick White Fang�察�there was a commotion in the crowd。 The 

tall young newcomer was forcing his way through�察�shouldering men right 

and left without ceremony or gentleness。 When he broke through into the 



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ring�察�Beauty Smith was just in the act of delivering another kick。 All his 

weight was on one loot�察�and he was in a state of unstable equilibrium。 At 

that moment the newcomer's fist landed a smashing blow full in his face。 

Beauty Smith's remaining leg left the ground�察�and his whole body seemed 

to lift   into the   air as   he turned over   backward and struck   the snow。 The 

newcomer turned upon the crowd。 

     ;You cowards� ─�he cried。 ;You beasts� ─�

     He was in a rage himself ´ a sane rage。 His grey eyes seemed metallic 

and steel´like as they flashed upon the crowd。 Beauty Smith regained his 

feet and came toward him�察�sniffling and cowardly。 The new´comer did not 

understand。   He   did   not   know   how   abject   a   coward   the   other   was�察  �and 

thought he was coming back intent on fighting。 So�察�with a ;You beast� ─�he 

smashed   Beauty   Smith   over   backward   with   a   second   blow   in   the   face。 

Beauty Smith decided that the snow was the safest place for him�察�and lay 

where he had fallen�察�making no effort to get up。 

     ;Come on�察�Matt�察�lend a hand�察─�the newcomer called the dog´musher�察�

who had followed him into the ring。 

     Both men bent over the dogs。 Matt took hold of White Fang�察�ready to 

pull   when   Cherokee's   jaws   should   be   loosened。   This   the   younger   man 

endeavoured   to   accomplish   by  clutching   the  bulldog's   jaws   in   his   hands 

and   trying   to   spread   them。   It   was   a   vain   undertaking。 As   he   pulled   and 

tugged and wrenched�察�he kept exclaiming with every expulsion of breath�察�

;Beasts� ─�

     The crowd began to grow unruly�察�and some of the men were protesting 

against     the  spoiling    of  the   sport�察  �but   they   were    silenced    when    the 

newcomer lifted his head from his work for a moment and glared at them。 

     ;You damn beasts� ─�he finally exploded�察�and went back to his task。 

     ;It's no use�察�Mr。 Scott�察�you can't break 'm apart that way�察─�Matt said at 

last。 

     The pair paused and surveyed the locked dogs。 

     ;Ain't bleedin' much�察─�Matt announced。 ;Ain't got all the way in yet。; 

     ;But he's liable to any moment�察─�Scott answered。 ;There�察�did you see 

that� �He 

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