Білий ікол
The Bondage
TherewasnofightleftinLip-lip,andheranawayshamelessly,hisvictimhotonhisheelsandworryinghimallthewaybacktohisowntepee. Herethesquawscametohisaid,andWhiteFang,transformedintoaragingdemon,wasfinallydrivenoffonlybyafusilladeofstones.
CamethedaywhenGreyBeaver,decidingthattheliabilityofherrunningawaywaspast,releasedKiche. WhiteFangwasdelightedwithhismother’sfreedom. Heaccompaniedherjoyfullyaboutthecamp;and,solongasheremainedclosebyherside,Lip-lipkeptarespectfuldistance. White–Fangevenbristleduptohimandwalkedstiff-legged,butLip-lipignoredthechallenge. Hewasnofoolhimself,andwhatevervengeancehedesiredtowreak,hecouldwaituntilhecaughtWhiteFangalone.
Lateronthatday,KicheandWhiteFangstrayedintotheedgeofthewoodsnexttothecamp. Hehadledhismotherthere,stepbystep,andnowwhenshestopped,hetriedtoinveigleherfarther. Thestream,thelair,andthequietwoodswerecallingtohim,andhewantedhertocome. Heranonafewsteps,stopped,andlookedback. Shehadnotmoved. Hewhinedpleadingly,andscurriedplayfullyinandoutoftheunderbrush.Heranbacktoher,lickedherface,andranonagain. Andstillshedidnotmove. Hestoppedandregardedher,allofanintentnessandeagerness,physicallyexpressed,thatslowlyfadedoutofhimassheturnedherheadandgazedbackatthecamp.
Therewassomethingcallingtohimoutthereintheopen. Hismotherheardittoo. Butsheheardalsothatotherandloudercall,thecallofthefireandofman—thecallwhichhasbeengivenaloneofallanimalstothewolftoanswer,tothewolfandthewild-dog,whoarebrothers.