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The Love-Master

           Thissealhadbeenstampeduponhimagain,andineradicably,onhissecondreturnfromtheWild,whenthelongfaminewasoverandtherewasfishoncemoreinthevillageofGreyBeaver. 

           Andso,becauseheneededagodandbecausehepreferredWeedonScotttoBeautySmith,WhiteFangremained. Inacknowledgmentoffealty,heproceededtotakeuponhimselftheguardianshipofhismaster’sproperty. Heprowledaboutthecabinwhilethesled-dogsslept,andthefirstnight-visitortothecabinfoughthimoffwithaclubuntilWeedonScottcametotherescue. ButWhiteFangsoonlearnedtodifferentiatebetweenthievesandhonestmen,toappraisethetruevalueofstepandcarriage. Themanwhotravelled,loud-stepping,thedirectlinetothecabindoor,heletalonethoughhewatchedhimvigilantlyuntilthedooropenedandhereceivedtheendorsementofthemaster. Butthemanwhowentsoftly,bycircuitousways,peeringwithcaution,seekingaftersecrecythatwasthemanwhoreceivednosuspensionofjudgmentfromWhiteFang,andwhowentawayabruptly,hurriedly,andwithoutdignity. 

           WeedonScotthadsethimselfthetaskofredeemingWhiteFangorrather,ofredeemingmankindfromthewrongithaddoneWhiteFang. Itwasamatterofprincipleandconscience. HefeltthattheilldoneWhiteFangwasadebtincurredbymanandthatitmustbepaid. SohewentoutofhiswaytobeespeciallykindtotheFightingWolf. EachdayhemadeitapointtocaressandpetWhiteFang,andtodoitatlength. 

           Atfirstsuspiciousandhostile,WhiteFanggrewtolikethispetting. Buttherewasonethingthatheneveroutgrewhisgrowling.Growlhewould,fromthemomentthepettingbegantillitended. Butitwasagrowlwithanewnoteinit. Astrangercouldnothearthisnote,andtosuchastrangerthegrowlingofWhiteFangwasanexhibitionofprimordialsavagery,nerve-rackingandblood-curdling. 

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