Evening star., 1924-08-26

meritorious. There was about him
no consciousness of sin. The masters
lips frightened as he faced the dis
agreeable task. Then he talked
harshly to the unwilling culprit and
in his voice there was nothing but
godlike wrath. Also he held White
Fangs nose down to the slain hens
| and at the same time cuffed him
| soundly
White Fang never raided a chicken
| roost again. 1t was against the law
and he had learned it. Then the
master took him into the chicken
yards. White Fangs natural impulse
about him and under his very nose
was to spring upon it. He obeyed
the impulse, but was checked by the
| masters voice. They continued in
the yards for half an hour. Time
and again the impulse surged over
White Fang and each time as he
yielded to it he was checked by the
| masters voice. Thus it was he learn
ed the law. and ere he left the domain
| of the chickens he had learned to
| ignore their existence.
You can never cure a chicken
killer" Judge Scott shook his head
sadly at the luncheon table when his
| son narrated the lesson he had given
White Fang. Once they've got the
idUit anu the taste OIL OiOOQ
Again he shook his head sadly.
But Weldon Scott did not agree
with his father.
I'll tell you what I'll do" he chal-
lensed finally. TN lock White Fang
in with the chickens all afternoon
But think of the chickens" OBJ
jected the judge.
And, furthermore" the son went
on, for every chicken he kills I'll pay
l~ll
But you should penalize father,
too" interposed Beth.
Her sister seconded her and a cho-
rus Of approval arose from around
the table. Judge Scott nodded his
head in agreement.
"All right" Weldon Scott ponder
ed for a moment. And if at the end
of the afternoon White Fang hasn't
harmed a chicken for every 10 min
yard you will have to say to him,
gravely and with deliberation. just
as il you were sitting on the bench
and solemnly passing judgment,
White Fang, you are smarter than L
| thought"
From hidden points of vantage the
family watched the performance. But
it was a fizzle. Locked in the yard
and there deserted by the master,
White Fang lay down and went to
sleep. Once he got up and walked
over to the trough for drink of
water. The chickens he calmly
ignored. So far as he was concerned
they did not exist. At o'clock he
executed running jump, gained the
roof of the chicken house and leaped
to the ground outside, whence he
sauntered gravely to the house. He
had learned the law. And on the
porch, before the delighted family
Judge Scott. face to face with White
Fang. said slowly and solemnly 16
times, white Fang, you are smarter
than I thought"
But 1t was the multiplicity of laws
that befuddled White Fang and often
brought him into disgrace He had
learned that he must not touch the
chickens that belonged to other gods.
Then there were cats, and rabbits, and
turkeyS-all these he must let alone.
In fact, when he had but partly learn
ed the law his impression was that
he must leave all live things alone
Out in the back pasture a quail could
f1utter up under his nose unharmed
All tense and trembling with eager
ness and desire, he mastered his in
stinct and stood still. He was obey
ing the will of the gods.
And then one day again out in the
back pasture he saw Dick start
jack rabbit and run it. The master
himself was looking on and did not
| interfere Nay, he encouraged White
Fang to join in the chase. And thus
he learned that there was no taboo on
jackrabbits. In the end he worked
out the complete law. Between him
and all domestic animals there must
be no hostilties. If not amity, at