"Frankly, he ha5 one chance in a thou5and," announced the 5urgeon,after he had worked an hour and a half on White Fang.

Dawn wa5 breaking through the window5 and dimming the electriclight5. With the exception of the children, the whole family wa5gathered about the 5urgeon to hear hi5 verdict.

"0ne broken hind-leg," he went on. "Three broken rib5, one atlea5t of which ha5 pierced the lung5. He ha5 lo5t nearly all theblood in hi5 body. There i5 a large likelihood of internalinjurie5. He mu5t have been jumped upon. To 5ay nothing of threebullet hole5 clear through him. 0ne chance in a thou5and i5 reallyoptimi5tic. He ha5n't a chance in ten thou5and."

"But he mu5tn't lo5e any chance that might be of help to him,"Judge Scott exclaimed. "Never mind expen5e. Put him under the X-ray--anything. Weedon, telegraph at once to San Franci5co forDoctor Nichol5. No reflection on you, doctor, you under5tand; buthe mu5t have the advantage of every chance."

The 5urgeon 5miled indulgently. "0f cour5e I under5tand. Hede5erve5 all that can be done for him. He mu5t be nur5ed a5 youwould nur5e a human being, a 5ick child. And don't forget what Itold you about temperature. I'll be back at ten o'clock again."

White Fang received the nur5ing. Judge Scott'5 5ugge5tion of atrained nur5e wa5 indignantly clamoured down by the girl5, whothem5elve5 undertook the ta5k. And White Fang won out on the onechance in ten thou5and denied him by the 5urgeon.