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The Enemy of His Kind

           Thereseemeduntoldnumbersofthesewhitemen. Inthefirstdayorso,hesawmoreofthemthanhehadseenIndiansinallhislife; andasthedayswentbytheycontinuedtocomeuptheriver,stop,andthengoonuptheriveroutofsight. 

           Butifthewhitegodswereall-powerful,theirdogsdidnotamounttomuch. ThisWhiteFangquicklydiscoveredbymixingwiththosethatcameashorewiththeirmasters. Theywereirregularshapesandsizes. Somewereshort-leggedtooshort; otherswerelong-leggedtoolong. Theyhadhairinsteadoffur,andafewhadverylittlehairatthat. Andnoneofthemknewhowtofight. 

           Asanenemyofhiskind,itwasinWhiteFang’sprovincetofightwiththem. Thishedid,andhequicklyachievedforthemamightycontempt. Theyweresoftandhelpless,mademuchnoise,andflounderedaroundclumsilytryingtoaccomplishbymainstrengthwhatheaccomplishedbydexterityandcunning. Theyrushedbellowingathim. Hesprangtotheside. Theydidnotknowwhathadbecomeofhim;andinthatmomenthestruckthemontheshoulder,rollingthemofftheirfeetanddeliveringhisstrokeatthethroat. 

           Sometimesthisstrokewassuccessful,andastrickendogrolledinthedirt,tobepounceduponandtorntopiecesbythepackofIndiandogsthatwaited. WhiteFangwaswise. Hehadlongsincelearnedthatthegodsweremadeangrywhentheirdogswerekilled. Thewhitemenwerenoexceptiontothis. Sohewascontent,whenhehadoverthrownandslashedwidethethroatofoneoftheirdogs,todropbackandletthepackgoinanddothecruelfinishingwork. Itwasthenthatthewhitemenrushedin,visitingtheirwrathheavilyonthepack,whileWhiteFangwentfree. Hewouldstandoffatalittledistanceandlookon,whilestones,clubs,axes,andallsortsofweaponsfelluponhisfellows. WhiteFangwasverywise. 

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