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The Enemy of His Kind

           WhiteFangdidnotreasonitout,didnotinhismindmakethesharpgeneralisationthatthewhitegodsweremorepowerful. Itwasafeeling,nothingmore,andyetnonethelesspotent. As,inhispuppyhood,theloomingbulksofthetepees,man-reared,hadaffectedhimasmanifestationsofpower,sowasheaffectednowbythehousesandthehugefortallofmassivelogs. Herewaspower. Thosewhitegodswerestrong. Theypossessedgreatermasteryovermatterthanthegodshehadknown,mostpowerfulamongwhichwasGreyBeaver. AndyetGreyBeaverwasasachild-godamongthesewhite-skinnedones. 

           Tobesure,WhiteFangonlyfeltthesethings.Hewasnotconsciousofthem. Yetitisuponfeeling,moreoftenthanthinking,thatanimalsact; andeveryactWhiteFangnowperformedwasbaseduponthefeelingthatthewhitemenwerethesuperiorgods. Inthefirstplacehewasverysuspiciousofthem. Therewasnotellingwhatunknownterrorsweretheirs,whatunknownhurtstheycouldadminister. Hewascurioustoobservethem,fearfulofbeingnoticedbythem. Forthefirstfewhourshewascontentwithslinkingaroundandwatchingthemfromasafedistance. Thenhesawthatnoharmbefellthedogsthatwereneartothem,andhecameincloser. 

           Inturnhewasanobjectofgreatcuriositytothem. Hiswolfishappearancecaughttheireyesatonce,andtheypointedhimouttooneanother. ThisactofpointingputWhiteFangonhisguard,andwhentheytriedtoapproachhimheshowedhisteethandbackedaway. Notonesucceededinlayingahandonhim,anditwaswellthattheydidnot. 

           WhiteFangsoonlearnedthatveryfewofthesegodsnotmorethanadozenlivedatthisplace. Everytwoorthreedaysasteamer(anotherandcolossalmanifestationofpower)cameintothebankandstoppedforseveralhours. Thewhitemencamefromoffthesesteamersandwentawayonthemagain. 

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