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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 instinct。
But with the sheep´dog it was otherwise。 Being a female�察 �she
possessed no such instinct。 On the other hand�察 �being a sheep´dog�察 �her
instinctive fear of the Wild�察�and especially of the wolf�察�was unusually keen。
White Fang was to her a wolf�察�the hereditary marauder who had preyed
upon her flocks from the time sheep were first herded and guarded by
some dim ancestor of hers。 And so�察�as he abandoned his rush at her and
braced himself to avoid the contact�察 �she sprang upon him。 He snarled
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involuntarily as he felt her teeth in his shoulder�察�but beyond this made no
offer to hurt her。 He backed away�察 �stiff´legged with self´consciousness�察�
and tried to go around her。 He dodged this way and that�察�and curved and
turned�察�but to no purpose。 She remained always between him and the way
he wanted to go。
;Here�察�Collie� ─�called the strange man in the carriage。
Weedon Scott laughed。
;Never mind�察 �father。 It is good discipline。 White Fang will have to
learn many things�察 �and it's just as well that he begins now。 He'll adjust
himself all right。;
The carriage drove on�察�and still Collie blocked White Fang's way。 He
tried to outrun her by leaving the drive and circling across the lawn but she
ran on the inner and smaller circle�察�and was always there�察�facing him with
her two rows of gleaming teeth。 Back he circled�察�across the drive to the
other lawn�察�and again she headed him off。
The carriage was bearing the master away。 White Fang caught
glimpses of it disappearing amongst the trees。 The situation was desperate。
He essayed another circle。 She followed�察 �running swiftly。 And then�察�
suddenly�察 �he turned upon her。 It was his old fighting trick。 Shoulder to
shoulder�察�he struck her squarely。 Not only was she overthrown。 So fast had
she been running that she rolled along�察�now on her back�察�now on her side�察�
as she struggled to stop�察�clawing gravel with her feet and crying shrilly her
hurt pride and indignation。
White Fang did not wait。 The way was clear�察�and that was all he had
wanted。 She took after him�察 �never ceasing her outcry。 It was the
straightaway now�察 �and when it came to real running�察 �White Fang could
teach her things。 She ran frantically�察�hysterically�察�straining to the utmost�察�
advertising the effort she was making with every leap�此 �and all the time
White Fang slid smoothly away from her silently�察�without effort�察�gliding
like a ghost over the ground。
As he rounded the house to the PORTE´COCHERE�察�he came upon the