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The Clinging Death

           Likeacat,WhiteFangbowedhishind-quartersin,and,withthefeetdiggingintohisenemy’sabdomenabovehim,hebegantoclawwithlongtearing-strokes. CherokeemightwellhavebeendisembowelledhadhenotquicklypivotedonhisgripandgothisbodyoffofWhiteFang’sandatrightanglestoit. 

           Therewasnoescapingthatgrip. ItwaslikeFateitself,andasinexorable. Slowlyitshiftedupalongthejugular. AllthatsavedWhiteFangfromdeathwasthelooseskinofhisneckandthethickfurthatcoveredit. ThisservedtoformalargerollinCherokee’smouth,thefurofwhichwell-nighdefiedhisteeth. Butbitbybit,wheneverthechanceoffered,hewasgettingmoreofthelooseskinandfurinhismouth. TheresultwasthathewasslowlythrottlingWhiteFang.Thelatter’sbreathwasdrawnwithgreaterandgreaterdifficultyasthemomentswentby. 

           Itbegantolookasthoughthebattlewereover. ThebackersofCherokeewaxedjubilantandofferedridiculousodds. WhiteFang’sbackerswerecorrespondinglydepressed,andrefusedbetsoftentooneandtwentytoone,thoughonemanwasrashenoughtocloseawageroffiftytoone. ThismanwasBeautySmith. HetookastepintotheringandpointedhisfingeratWhiteFang.Thenhebegantolaughderisivelyandscornfully. Thisproducedthedesiredeffect. WhiteFangwentwildwithrage. Hecalleduphisreservesofstrength,andgainedhisfeet. Ashestruggledaroundthering,thefiftypoundsofhisfoeeverdraggingonhisthroat,hisangerpassedonintopanic. Thebasiclifeofhimdominatedhimagain,andhisintelligencefledbeforethewillofhisfleshtolive. Roundandroundandbackagain,stumblingandfallingandrising,evenuprearingattimesonhishind-legsandliftinghisfoeclearoftheearth,hestruggledvainlytoshakeofftheclingingdeath. 

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