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stampeded        through      barbed´wire       fences     to   the    delight     of   the 

commonwealth reading the account at the breakfast table。 It was after such 

encounters that the dead and wounded were carted back to the towns�察�and 

their places filled by men eager for the man´hunt。 

     And   then   Jim   Hall   disappeared。   The   bloodhounds   vainly   quested   on 

the   lost   trail。   Inoffensive   ranchers   in   remote   valleys   were   held   up   by 

armed   men   and   compelled   to   identify   themselves。 While   the   remains   of 

Jim Hall were discovered on a dozen mountain´sides by greedy claimants 

for blood´money。 

     In the meantime the newspapers were read at Sierra Vista�察�not so much 

with interest as with anxiety。 The women were afraid。 Judge Scott pooh´ 

poohed and laughed�察�but not with reason�察�for it was in his last days on the 

bench that Jim Hall had stood before him and received sentence。 And in 

open   court´room�察  �before   all   men�察  �Jim   Hall   had   proclaimed   that   the   day 

would come when he would wreak vengeance on the Judge that sentenced 

him。 

     For once�察�Jim Hall was right。 He was innocent of the crime for which 

he was sentenced。 It was a case�察�in the parlance of thieves and police�察�of 



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;rail´roading。; Jim Hall was being ;rail´roaded; to prison for a crime he 

had   not   committed。   Because   of   the   two   prior   convictions   against   him�察�

Judge Scott imposed upon him a sentence of fifty years。 

     Judge Scott did not know all things�察�and he did not know that he was 

party to a police conspiracy�察�that the evidence was hatched and perjured�察�

that   Jim   Hall   was   guiltless   of   the   crime   charged。 And   Jim   Hall�察  �on   the 

other hand�察�did not know that Judge Scott was merely ignorant。 Jim Hall 

believed that the judge knew all about it and was hand in glove with the 

police in the perpetration of the monstrous injustice。 So it was�察�when the 

doom of fifty  years of living death was uttered by Judge Scott�察�that Jim 

Hall�察�hating all things in the society that misused him�察�rose up and raged in 

the   court´room   until   dragged   down   by   half   a   dozen   of   his   blue´coated 

enemies。 To him�察�Judge Scott was the keystone in the arch of injustice�察�and 

upon Judge Scott he emptied the vials of his wrath and hurled the threats 

of his revenge yet to come。 Then Jim Hall went to his living death 。 。 。 and 

escaped。 

     Of all this White Fang knew nothing。 But between him and Alice�察�the 

master's   wife�察  �there   existed   a   secret。   Each   night�察  �after   Sierra   Vista   had 

gone to bed�察�she rose and let in White Fang to sleep in the big hall。 Now 

White   Fang   was   not   a   house´dog�察  �nor   was   he   permitted   to   sleep   in   the 

house�察�so each morning�察�early�察�she slipped down and let him out before the 

family was awake。 

     On one such night�察�while all the house slept�察�White Fang awoke and 

lay very quietly。 And very quietly he smelled the air and read the message 

it   bore   of   a   strange   god's   presence。 And   to   his   ears   came   sounds   of   the 

strange god's movements。 White Fang burst into no furious outcry。 It was 

not his way。 The strange god walked softly�察�but more softly walked White 

Fang�察  �for   he   had   no   clothes   to   rub   against   the   flesh   of   his   body。  He 

followed silently。 In the Wild he had hunted live meat that was infinitely 

timid�察�and he knew the advantage of surprise。 

     The strange god paused at the foot of the great staircase and listened�察�

and White Fang was as dead�察�so without movement was he as he watched 

and waited。 Up that staircase the way led to the love´ master and to   the 

love´master's   dearest   possessions。   White   Fang   bristled�察  �but   waited。   The 



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strange god's foot lifted。 He was beginning the ascent。 

     Then it was that White Fang struck。 He gave no warning�察�with no snarl 

anticipated his own action。 Into the air he lifted his body in the spring that 

landed   him   on   the   strange   god's   back。   White   Fang   clung   with   his   fore´ 

paws to the man's shoulders�察�at the same time burying his fangs into the 

back of the man's neck。 He clung on for a moment�察�long enough to drag 

the   god   over   backward。   Together   they   crashed   to   the   floor。   White   Fang 

leaped   clear�察  �and�察  �as   the   man   struggled   to   rise�察  �was   in   again   with   the 

slashing fangs。 

     Sierra Vista awoke in alarm。 The noise from downstairs was as that of 

a   score   of   battling   fiends。   There    were    revolver    shots。  A   man's    voice 

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 S

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