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The Love-Master

           Afteralongtime,thegodgotupandwentintothecabin. WhiteFangscannedhimapprehensivelywhenhecameout. Hehadneitherwhipnorclubnorweapon. Norwashisuninjuredhandbehindhisbackhidingsomething. Hesatdownasbefore,inthesamespot,severalfeetaway. Heheldoutasmallpieceofmeat. WhiteFangprickedhisearsandinvestigateditsuspiciously,managingtolookatthesametimebothatthemeatandthegod,alertforanyovertact,hisbodytenseandreadytospringawayatthefirstsignofhostility. 

           Stillthepunishmentdelayed. Thegodmerelyheldneartohisnoseapieceofmeat. Andaboutthemeatthereseemednothingwrong. StillWhiteFangsuspected;andthoughthemeatwasprofferedtohimwithshortinvitingthrustsofthehand,herefusedtotouchit. Thegodswereall-wise,andtherewasnotellingwhatmasterfultreacherylurkedbehindthatapparentlyharmlesspieceofmeat. Inpastexperience,especiallyindealingwithsquaws,meatandpunishmenthadoftenbeendisastrouslyrelated. 

           Intheend,thegodtossedthemeatonthesnowatWhiteFang’sfeet. Hesmelledthemeatcarefully;buthedidnotlookatit.Whilehesmelledithekepthiseyesonthegod. Nothinghappened. Hetookthemeatintohismouthandswallowedit. Stillnothinghappened. Thegodwasactuallyofferinghimanotherpieceofmeat. Againherefusedtotakeitfromthehand,andagainitwastossedtohim. Thiswasrepeatedanumberoftimes. Buttherecameatimewhenthegodrefusedtotossit. Hekeptitinhishandandsteadfastlyprofferedit. 

           Themeatwasgoodmeat,andWhiteFangwashungry. Bitbybit,infinitelycautious,heapproachedthehand.Atlastthetimecamethathedecidedtoeatthemeatfromthehand. 

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