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The Trail of the Gods

           GreyBeaverwouldnothavecampedonthenearsideoftheMackenzie,andWhiteFangwouldhavepassedbyandgoneon,eithertodieortofindhiswaytohiswildbrothersandbecomeoneofthemawolftotheendofhisdays. 

           Nighthadfallen. Thesnowwasflyingmorethickly,andWhiteFang,whimperingsoftlytohimselfashestumbledandlimpedalong,cameuponafreshtrailinthesnow. Sofreshwasitthatheknewitimmediatelyforwhatitwas. Whiningwitheagerness,hefollowedbackfromtheriverbankandinamongthetrees. Thecamp-soundscametohisears. Hesawtheblazeofthefire,Kloo-koochcooking, andGreyBeaversquattingonhishamsandmumblingachunkofrawtallow. Therewasfreshmeatincamp! 

           WhiteFangexpectedabeating. Hecrouchedandbristledalittleatthethoughtofit. Thenhewentforwardagain. Hefearedanddislikedthebeatingheknewtobewaitingforhim. Butheknew,further,thatthecomfortofthefirewouldbehis,theprotectionofthegods,thecompanionshipofthedogsthelast,acompanionshipofenmity, butnonethelessacompanionshipandsatisfyingtohisgregariousneeds. 

           Hecamecringingandcrawlingintothefirelight. GreyBeaversawhim,andstoppedmunchingthetallow. WhiteFangcrawledslowly,cringingandgrovellingintheabjectnessofhisabasementandsubmission. HecrawledstraighttowardGreyBeaver,everyinchofhisprogressbecomingslowerandmorepainful. Atlasthelayatthemaster’sfeet,intowhosepossessionhenowsurrenderedhimself,voluntarily,bodyandsoul. Ofhisownchoice,hecameintositbyman’sfireandtoberuledbyhim. WhiteFangtrembled,waitingforthepunishmenttofalluponhim. Therewasamovementofthehandabovehim. Hecringedinvoluntarilyundertheexpectedblow. Itdidnotfall. Hestoleaglanceupward. 

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