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           Butthereisacertainsenseofequitythatresidesinlife,anditwasthissenseinhimthatresentedtheunfairnessofhisbeingpermittednodefenceagainstthestone-throwers. Heforgotthatinthecovenantenteredintobetweenhimandthegodstheywerepledgedtocareforhimanddefendhim. Butonedaythemastersprangfromthecarriage,whipinhand,andgavethestone-throwersathrashing. Afterthattheythrewstonesnomore,andWhiteFangunderstoodandwassatisfied. 

           Oneotherexperienceofsimilarnaturewashis. Onthewaytotown,hangingaroundthesaloonatthecross-roads,werethreedogsthatmadeapracticeofrushingoutuponhimwhenhewentby. Knowinghisdeadlymethodoffighting,themasterhadneverceasedimpressinguponWhiteFangthelawthathemustnotfight. Asaresult,havinglearnedthelessonwell,WhiteFangwashardputwheneverhepassedthecross-roadssaloon. Afterthefirstrush,eachtime,hissnarlkeptthethreedogsatadistancebuttheytrailedalongbehind,yelpingandbickeringandinsultinghim. Thisenduredforsometime. ThemenatthesaloonevenurgedthedogsontoattackWhiteFang.Onedaytheyopenlysickedthedogsonhim. Themasterstoppedthecarriage. 

           "Gotoit,"hesaidtoWhiteFang. 

           ButWhiteFangcouldnotbelieve. Helookedatthemaster,andhelookedatthedogs. Thenhelookedbackeagerlyandquestioninglyatthemaster. 

           Themasternoddedhishead. "Gotothem,oldfellow. Eatthemup." 

           WhiteFangnolongerhesitated. Heturnedandleapedsilentlyamonghisenemies. Allthreefacedhim. Therewasagreatsnarlingandgrowling,aclashingofteethandaflurryofbodies. Thedustoftheroadaroseinacloudandscreenedthebattle.