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The Clinging Death

           NotthatCherokeewasslow. Hecouldturnandwhirlswiftlyenough,butWhiteFangwasneverthere. Cherokeewaspuzzled,too. Hehadneverfoughtbeforewithadogwithwhichhecouldnotclose. Thedesiretoclosehadalwaysbeenmutual. Butherewasadogthatkeptatadistance,dancinganddodginghereandthereandallabout. Andwhenitdidgetitsteethintohim,itdidnotholdonbutletgoinstantlyanddartedawayagain. 

           ButWhiteFangcouldnotgetatthesoftundersideofthethroat. Thebull-dogstoodtooshort,whileitsmassivejawswereanaddedprotection. WhiteFangdartedinandoutunscathed,whileCherokee’swoundsincreased. Bothsidesofhisneckandheadwererippedandslashed. Hebledfreely,butshowednosignsofbeingdisconcerted. Hecontinuedhisploddingpursuit,thoughonce,forthemomentbaffled,hecametoafullstopandblinkedatthemenwholookedon,atthesametimewagginghisstumpofatailasanexpressionofhiswillingnesstofight. 

           InthatmomentWhiteFangwasinuponhimandout,inpassingrippinghistrimmedremnantofanear. Withaslightmanifestationofanger,Cherokeetookupthepursuitagain,runningontheinsideofthecircleWhiteFangwasmaking,andstrivingtofastenhisdeadlygriponWhiteFang’sthroat. Thebull-dogmissedbyahair’s-breadth,andcriesofpraisewentupasWhiteFangdoubledsuddenlyoutofdangerintheoppositedirection. 

           Thetimewentby. WhiteFangstilldancedon,dodginganddoubling,leapinginandout,andeverinflictingdamage. Andstillthebull-dog,withgrimcertitude,toiledafterhim. Soonerorlaterhewouldaccomplishhispurpose,getthegripthatwouldwinthebattle. Inthemeantime,heacceptedallthepunishmenttheothercoulddealhim. Histuftsofearshadbecometassels,hisneckandshoulderswereslashedinascoreofplaces,andhisverylipswerecutandbleeding allfromtheselightningsnapsthatwerebeyondhisforeseeingandguarding. 

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