AndwhenBeautySmithlefthimtiedoutsidethefort，heknewthatitwasBeautySmith\'swillthatheshouldremainthere。Therefore，hehaddisobeyedthewillofboththegods，andearnedtheconsequentpunishment。Hehadseendogschangeownersinthepast，andhehadseentherunawaysbeatenashewasbeingbeaten。Hewaswise，andyetinthenatureofhimtherewereforcesgreaterthanwisdom。Oneofthesewasfidelity。HedidnotloveGrayBeaver；yet，eveninthefaceofhiswillandhisanger，hewasfaithfultohim。Hecouldnothelpit。
Thisfaithfulnesswasaqualityoftheclaythatcomposedhim。Itwasthequalitythatwaspeculiarlythepossessionofhiskind；thequalitythatsetaparthisspeciesfromallotherspecies；thequalitythathadenabledthewolfandthewilddogtocomeinfromtheopenandbethecompanionsofman。
Afterthebeating，WhiteFangwasdraggedbacktothefort。ButthistimeBeautySmithlefthimtiedwithastick。Onedoesnotgiveupagodeasily，andsowithWhiteFang。GrayBeaverwashisownparticulargod，and，inspiteofGrayBeaver\'swill，WhiteFangstillclungtohimandwouldnotgivehimup。GrayBeaverhadbetrayedandforsakenhim，butthathadnoeffectuponhim。NotfornothinghadhesurrenderedhimselfbodyandsoultoGrayBeaver。TherehadbeennoreservationonWhiteFang\'spart，andthebondwasnottobebrokeneasily。
So，inthenight，whenthemeninthefortwereasleep，WhiteFangappliedhisteethtothestickthatheldhim。Thewoodwasseasonedanddry，anditwastiedsocloselytohisneckthathecouldscarcelygethisteethtoit。Itwasonlybytheseverestmuscularexertionandneck-archingthathesucceededingettingthewoodbetweenhisteeth，andbarelybetweenhisteethatthat；anditwasonlybytheexerciseofanimmensepatience，extendingthroughmanyhours，thathesucceededingnawingthroughthestick。Thiswassomethingthatdogswerenotsupposedtodo。Itwasunprecedented。
ButWhiteFangdidit，trottingawayfromthefortintheearlymorning，withtheendofthestickhangingtohisneck。