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Come buck
Buck lived a big house in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley
Judge Millers place it was called
house was approached by gravel pathways which wound about wide spreading lawns.
under the interlacing boughs of tall poplars..
over this great domain Buck ruled here he was born,
4 here he had lived the 4 years of his life.
Good afternoon Big Bob
Ed
k did not read the newspapers, or he would have known trouble was brewing.
only for himself but for every tide water-dog
strong of muscle warm and of long hair.
m Puget Sound to San Diego.
because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal
because steamship and transportation companies
were booming the find
thousands of men
were rushing into the Northland.
These men wanted dogs
and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs.
with strong muscles by which to toil,
and furry coats to protect
them from the frost.
Buck had accepted the rope
with quiet dignity.
he had learned to trust in men he knew
and to give them credit for a wisdom
that outreached his own.
But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands.
growls menacingly.
two days and nights he neither ate nor drank.
during those two days and nights of torment
accumulated a fund of wrath that
that boded ill for whoever first fell afoul of him.
let him loose
you stay good and it be fine
you be a bad dog an I'll whale the stuffin' outa you.
Buck was beaten but he was not broken.
He saw that he stood
no chance against a man with a club.
That club was a revelation.
It was his introduction to the reign of primitive law.
A this the one you need
big strapping brute name of Buck
He's big enough all right
why he not eating?
he sulking
got a temper for a big dog, I just show him his place
this my best dog. Perrault.
He'll pull your mail sled all the way to Dawson by himself, mark my word.
300! 300!
300? 300?
thats my price he's worth more
that's a lot of money.
he's a lot of dog.
300 I'll give you 300 for him and that frisky on over there.
? Curly?
. Deal.
The next morning Buck and Curly
were loaded on to the Narwhal.
The vessel sailed north from Seattle quickly Crossing the Canadian border
The journey continued pressing on through Queen Charlotte Sound, pass Juno
into Lynne canal and finally up toward Dyea beach
at last one morning, the propeller was quite
Buck new change was a end
Dogs Barking and whimpering
Sniggers
This buck
and Curly
take them over to the camp
Ill look at them there
Shout at dogs
Here Billee
here Buck
Spitz
There you go Dave
and Curly
That was fair Buck decided
This was a new kinda man,
a man to wise in the way
of dogs to be fooled by dogs.
As a courier for the Canadian government baring dispatches
Perrault was anxious to secure the best dogs.
and he was particularly gladdened by the possession of Buck
- - - There you go sir - Thanks alot
Hello John. How are you this morning?
Fine Perrault and you?
alright
- - a fine day of mail for Dawson this time.
what the weather like these days?
not too bad
Dramatic music plays
GET THEM OUT FROM THERE
MEN SHOUTING
So that was the way
no fair play
once down that was the end of you
well
Buck would see to it that he never went down
Spitz looked at curly and unmoved
and at that moment Buck hated him with a bitter deathless hatred
Get out Buck
Get out
out
Francois
This is Sol-leks
? what is the problem?
well he's old and half blind
he know how to pull a sled that all I care about
he sighs
no more fancy collars for you my friend
come buck
good dog
lets get moving Francois
or we'll never make it through the cannon
mush
All though buck dignity was sorely hurt by being harnessed like a horse
he was to wise to rebel
he buckled down with the will and did his best
although it was all new and strange
he was glad to be dog
he was surprised with the eagerness
which animated the whole team
and was communicated to him
the toll and the traces seemed the supreme expression of the being
an all that they lived for
and only thing which they took to light
there you go Dave
Here Spitz
come on buck
thieves
what happened?
- - - one of them stole my bacon - where did you leave it?
doesnt matter where i left it
he had no business stealing it
no Buck wouldnt have stole it
was you wasnt it? if i ever catch you
you'll wish you never been born
This first theft marked Buck's as fit to survive
in the hostel northlands environment
it marked his ability his capacity
to adjust himself to changing conditions
the lack of which of meant swift and terrible death
it was all well enough in the Southland
under the law love an fellowship to respect private property
and personal feelings
but in the Northlands under the law club and fang
whoso took such things into account was a fool,
and in so far as he observed them he would fail to prosper.
come on Buck
you build yourself a nest go back to it
hey hey alright hold it hold it get out of there Spitz GO
GO
40 next day they made forty miles
the trail being packed
but the next day, and for many days to follow
hey broke their own trail
worked harder, and made poorer time.
It was a hard days run up canyon
through snowdrifts hundreds of feet deep
and over the great Chilcoot Divided
which stands between the Ocean and the Yukon river
and guards forbiddingly the sad and lonely North.
Halt
We camp here
alright
Youre going to like this trust me
hurry up weather getting worse
come on come walk
come on Buck
don't worry you get use to them
that 's it buck
come on
that's it Buck
you'll get use to It
that's not normal Francois.
boots for a dam dog
How is the ice?
very bad
we'll lose half a day so keep your wits about you
h!
Here in Dawson were other Southland dogs.
9123 and every night regularly at 9 at 12 at 3
they lifted nocturnal song.
A weird and eerie chant in which it was Buck right to join,
Seven days from the time they pulled into Dawson
they dropped down to the Yukon river trail
Perrault was carrying dispatches more urgent than those he brought in
also the pride had gripped him
and he proposed to make the record trip of the year
The weeks rest had recuperated the dogs and put them in thorough trim
alright
go on
? what are you doing?
He must be tired of salmon,
little rabbit might taste good eh?
and you too
I hear them
leave them be
it's nice to have some quite around here
Dogs Start to bark and Growl
Spitz moans and howls.
There had been no hope for Spitz
mercy was a thing reserved for gentler climes
instinct long dead became alive again in Buck,
The domestic generations were falling from him
look like you put up a hellva fight
damn it
it's tough enough on the trail without this
Am glad is finally over
you glad we lost a dog?
Buck worth two Dogs
were going to make better time
no more Spitz no more trouble
hope your right
Come on Sol-leks, come on
got a new job for you
Come on Sol-leks
Buck go away
so you thing you should take Spitz place eh go away
Go
Sol-leks will lead.
Stay
Ive had enough
By god buck am going to teach your place
damn you Buck
Buck ying
so what we do?
I say we give buck a chance
he fought for it
sighs alright maybe your right
It was a hard trip the trail behind them.
and the heavy work wore them down
1800 since the beginning of winter they had travel 1800 miles
dragging sled the whole weary distance
Buck stood keep his mate's up to their work and maintaining discipline
although he too was very tired.
Monsieur Perrault
no broken bones
- - - Put him back in the tracers - No he's too weak to pull
then you know what we have to do.
he might recover.
we'll make him run behind
Alright
let's get going
come on Dave
mush
come on Dave you can do it
- - Wait!
I'll do it
move the dogs ahead
mush mush
Gun shoot
Buck knew and every dog knew what had taken place
behind that belt of river trees
and they knew this thing was very close to them
30 30 days from the time it left Dawson
the mail with buck and his mates at the fore
arrived back in a wretched state
worn out and worn down
Dyea Thank god
sounds like your both lucky to be alive
too bad you have to go back to Dawson
what?
urgent mail for the northwest police
No way we 'all make to Dawson right now
The dogs are exhausted
they need a week to rest up
sorry youre the only messengers in town
Cyrus O'Neil got some fresh dogs you can buy
Ye what am I going to do with my dogs?
sell them
Dyea crawling with southerners half them looking for dogs
phew
350
400
merci
and give the dogs a good rest they need it
where are the dogs?
Goodbye my friends
youre a good dog Buck
Au revoir M?n ami
k listened to his new masters Apprehensively
the proceeded to load the sled.
re was a great deal of effort about their manner
not Business like method
- No that one should go on top please - alright
Yes dear
I wouldnt toot that tent along if i was you.
undreamed of how in the world would we manage without a tent.
it's all most spring you get along without it
thanks for the advice mister
think it will ride?
an why not?
whyeeee it seem top heavy that all
oh
alright listen up you mutts
am your new master
and I demand obedience
Stand
Stand I said
I a said stand up
lazy brute
no Hal you mustnt
now you mustnt be so harsh with them or i won't move a step
you have to whip the dogs if you want anything out of them
ask any one of those people
There as weak as water friend
they just got off the trail they need a rest.
but just look at them
well it the big one here he's lazy
what is name?
A Buck
ok Buck
up
Youre crazy mister.
Don't you talk to my brother in that tone voice sir.
you do what you think necessary
why dont you get up an be the leader
what a good boy.
Back away Mercedes
let get going
loud sigh
Hello Yukon ha
Hal!
are you all right?
well we just have to take few things off
over that
feeling better
No how could I feel better leaving all my things behind
oh my sweet pea
with all the gold were going to find
Ill buy you ever new dress in Dawson city
Right everyone just relax
with 7 dogs were really going fly
this is a lot harder than you told me Charles
ouck didnt think getting rich, would be easy did you? dear
all right
all aboard the golden express
- Ready? - yes
all right you mingy mutts MUSH
- What now? - well perhaps I should walk for a while
oh right here we go mush mush on
Hooray for the Klondike
This is freezing am glad we missed winter
Eat hardy lads you earned it
but Hal we didn't get very far today.
It's not bad for the first day
especially considering Cleopatra sat on the barge the entire way.
A woman can only walk so far in one day.
Now sweetheart don't be like that
Perhaps we should show her the map
It's your wife
I can hear you Hal
- - - What's wrong? - Oh we got a problem
- - - I thought we passed lake Bennett yesterday - No that was lake cacross
- - - Oh you poor dog 's you look so tired - what if this way?
it will lead us by the white pass trail here.
- - - we cut our distance by a third But
But In Dyea the said that trail was dangerous this time of year
No dear! Don't do that
You mustnt over feed the dogs
no! no! no! don't be so cruel Charles they need there sustains
but we'll run out of food half way to Dawson
Am taking the white pass trail and were cutting the dogs rations
Buck felt vaguely that there was no depending
upon these two men and the woman.
They did not know how to do anything.
and as the days went by it became apparent that they could not learn.
this way
lets go
mush
A mush on
Help me! Help!
Help me!
Freezing
How could you leave me out there? I all most have died
why you not wearing your snow shoes?
There back there
why don't you not go back and find them if there so precious
Charles would you please inform my sister this is Milwaukee.
that this is the middle of the damn Yukon.
Oh why don't you tell my foul mouth brother
that am trying my best.
but i just can't walk anymore I just can't
By this time all the amenities and gentlenesss of the Southland
fell away from the three people
shorn of its glamour and romance,
Arctic travel became to them a reality too harsh for them.
Ah mush on
Through it all Buck staggered along at the head the team
As in a nightmare.
Stop!
Whoa!
Whoa! Whoa!
What!
Look!
God lord
How we going to get across?
Look just don't panic we just
Follow the river upstream till it's frozen
Come on lets go
Stop! Stop Stop
- - Whoa Whoa - Stop the dog look he' fallen - Whoa Whoa
Don't for god sake
He's dead
let's just keep moving!
Ye ha mush ye mush
What he want?
I think he's trying to tell you something dear
- - - - He wants off the sled - But I am freezing - GET OFF!
or were not going anywhere
I didn't want come on this trip you know
I didn't want look for gold
I only came because I wanted to be near you because I love you
and now
everything is ruined.
Yhea mush
Yhea
It was strange that neither dogs or humans were aware of it.
From every hill came a trickle of running water
All things were thawing
The Yukon was straining to break loose the ice that bound it down.
thin sections of ice fell through bodily into the river.
And amid all this throbbing of awakening life,
through the rushing of the swollen river.
like wayfarers to death, the two men, the woman, and the dogs.
staggered into John Thornton's camp at the mouth of White River.
Thank god
were travelling upstream looking for some ice to across
Well there lots of ice
But it's about to break i wouldnt call it safe
we made it this far
we'll find a way across
You look frozen stiff?
No we
were just fine.
Come on Up!
Up
Come buck let's get up
we got keep going now.
Come lets Come Buck up
Come lets come on Buck
look at me, I said stand. up
! UP!
Buck I said up
You listen to me Buck when I say up
come on
Like his mates, Buck was barely able to get up,
but, unlike them, he had made up his mind not to get up.
he sensed disaster close at hand out there ahead on the ice
were his master was trying to drive him.
This dog finished.
Gimmie the gun Charles
No Hal
- - - Gimmie the damn gun. - NO!
You finish the dog? I'll finish you.
He's my dog.
You mind your own business
Well take him he's nearly dead anyway.
Lets go come on.
Lets take a look at you.
By the time his search had disclosed nothing more than many bruises
and a state of terrible starvation,
25 the sled was a quarter of a mile away.
Bunch of idiots
Want to try this
come on
! HELP!
12 When John Thornton froze his feet in the previous December
His partners Hans and Pete had made him comfortable and left him to get well,
going on themselves up the river with a boat of skins for Dawson.
He was still weak at the time he rescued Buck
but with the continued warm weather the weakness had left him.
and here beside the river bank
through the long days of approaching spring.
listening lazily to the songs of birds and the hum of nature,
Buck slowly won back his strength.
and then one day.
decided that he might trust John Thornton.
Hi... how are you
hay
Buck romps through his convalescence
and into a new existence.
Love, genuine passionate love, was his for the first time.
This he had never experienced at Judge Miller's
theirs had been a stately and dignified friendship
But love that was feverish and burning, that was adoration,
that was madness, it had taken John Thornton to arouse.
This man had saved his life.
For a long time after his rescue Buck out of his sight,
since he come into the northland he had feared that no master would be kind.
afraid that Thornton would pass out of his life too.
But in spite of this great love Buck bore John Thornton,
the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him,
remained alive and active.
Each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him.
Deep in the forest a call was sounding,
and as often as he heard this call, mysteriously thrilling and luring,
he felt compelled to turn his back upon the campsite and the beaten earth around it,
and to plunge into the forest and on and on,
he knew not where or why;
But as often as he gained the soft unbroken earth
and the dark forest shade,
the love for John Thornton drew him back again.
Thornton alone held him. The rest of mankind was as nothing.
convalescence was over
along bad stretch of rapids on the Forty-Mile Creek,
Thorntons two partners Hans and Pete
were moving the long the bank with ropes,
they were getting ready to guide Thornton in the boat
which was loaded with the skins they would sell in Dawson.
Pete!... Pete!
Come on Hans.
Come here.. come on
Hang on John!
Go get him Buck.
ok pull!
John it me Hans
He's alright
You ok?
I could use a whisky right now
Hans and Pete laugh.
Daryl don't you be cheating you hear!
Don't say hello John
alright
how's thing with you?
You strike it rich yet?
No
I just look that way
Who's your friend?
it's my partner
Pretty fine looking dog mister
Hey John!
over here
Excuse us.
that looks pretty strong!
500 You know I got a dog that can breakout a sled with 500 pounds,
an walk right of with it
oh Yhea
600 well my boy Dutton same with 600 pounds.
800 Well my boy Buck can do 800 pounds.
All laughing
800 800 pounds
100 and walk with it for a 100 feet?
100 And walk off with it... .. for 100 feet
You know I would like to see that.
1000 and I got 1,000 dollars worth of gold dust
that says he can't
Stay!
1000 bet there going make needs 1000 Dollars
I got a sled waiting right outside
- - - OK - Done
2-1 Thorntons dog can't meet the challenge
That deep man!
I say got to be 3-1
I'll take those 3-1 odds
1000 an lay you another 1,000 at those odds any takers come on
Going to need more money!
all we got
A bugger triple it for us anyway
John I'll put my money on you.
200 200 more
600 Against my 600? Done0 Against my 600? Done
Do this for me don't let me down
Ok
Come on hey hey up
Come on
You can do it come on
Yhea...up you can do it come on
Come on!
come on pull
Step Step Come on
come on ...pull
Crowd cheer Buck on
Yhea Yhea
1000 Sir I'll give you a 1,000 dollars for your dog
1,200 12,000
He's not for sale
150 Your share and $150
thanks for the support.
ah when you going to leave?
Pretty soon
Listen why don't you just think about it
you could sleep on it.
Maggie - mmm
why do you have to give me such hard time?
51600 When Buck earned 16,000 dollars in five minutes for John Thornton,
he made it possible his master pay of certain debts.
and to journey into the East after a fabled lost mine.
the history of which was as old as the history of the country.
Many men had sought it; few had found it;
and more than a few there were who had never returned from the quest.
- - Bye - Good luck
From the beginning there had been an ancient and ramshackle cabin.
Dying men had sworn to it.
 and to the mine which it marked,
clinching their testimony with nuggets
unlike any known grade of gold in the Northland
John Thornton asked little of man or nature.
He was unafraid of the wild.
With a handful of salt and a rifle he could plunge into the wilderness
and fare wherever he pleased and as long as he pleased.
this was Indian country
Being in no haste, Indian fashion,
he hunted and fished for his dinner in the course of the day's travel.
Lying next to Thornton dozing lazily in the heat of the day
Irresistible impulses were beginning seized Buck.
The months came and went,
and at the end of all there wandering they found not he lost cavern
but a shallow mine in a broad valley
they sought no further.
Wolves howl
The call still sounding in the depths of the forest.
It filled Buck with a great unrest and strange desires.
he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what.
he pursued the call into the forest.
running the dim twilight
seeking for the mysterious something that called him to come.
Whistles
Buck barks
A there you are now it's time for breakfast ah
Buck barks... and Wolves howl
From the forest came the call
distinct and definite as never before,
a long-drawn howl, like, yet unlike, any noise made by a dog.
And he knew it, in the old familiar way
as a sound heard before.
Wolf howls
Buck was wildly glad.
He knew he was at last answering the call,
running by the side of his wood brother
toward the place from where the call surely came.
He had done this thing before,
somewhere in that dimly remembered world
and he was doing it again, now.
Then Buck remembered John Thornton.
Wolves howling
If you think youre going to sleep here
you got another thing coming.
Get out!
Buck never left camp never let Thornton out of his sight.
but while restlessness came back on him,
he a thing of the wild
come in from the wild to sit by John Thorntons fire
and was haunted by recollections of the wild brother,
Once again he took to wandering in the woods,
but the wild brother came no more.
There no gold here
we go home tomorrow.
Let's call it a day.
Buck had lessoned well
he must be master or be mastered.
but to show mercy was a weakness.
Mercy did not exist in the primordial life.
It was misunderstood for fear,
and such misunderstandings made for death.
Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten,
was the law.
BUCK!
Whoa whoa Yhea
Mumbles to himself
Buck
All day Buck brooded by Thorntons body
Death, as a cessation of movement
as a passing out and away from the lives of the living,
He knew
and he knew John Thornton was dead.
It left a great void in him, somewhat akin to hunger,
but a void which ached and ached,
and which food could not fill.
And with the coming of the night,
brooding and mourning by the river,
Buck became alive to a stirring of the new life in the forest.
It was the call,
sounding more alluringly and compellingly than ever before.
And as never before, he was ready to obey.
John Thornton was dead. The last tie was broken.
Man and the claims of man no longer bound him.
And here may well end the story of Buck.
The years were not many when the Yeehats noted
a change in the breed of timber wolves;
or some were seen with splashes of brown on head and muzzle,
and with a rift of gold centring down the chest.
But more remarkable than this,
the Yeehats tell of a Ghost Dog that runs with the pack.
they are afraid of this Ghost Dog,
for it has cunning greater than they,
stealing from their camps in fierce winters
robbing their traps, slaying their dogs, and defying their bravest hunters.
there is a certain valley which they never enter
When the long winter nights come on
and the wolves follow their meat
he may be seen running at the head of the pack
through the pale moonlight
leaping gigantic above his fellows
his great throat a-bellow as he sings a song of the younger world,
which is the song of the pack.