His most valuable characteristic, however, was his ability to stick on the track upon which he was put.

Wade believed if he put Fox on the trail of a rabbit, and if a bear or lion were to cross that trail ahead of him, Fox would stick to the rabbit.

Even more remarkable was it that Fox would not steal a piece of meat and that he would fight the other dogs for being thieves.
Fox and Kane, it seemed to the hunter in his reflective foreshadowing of events at White Slides, were destined to play most important parts.
* * * * * Upon a certain morning, several days before October first--which date rankled in the mind of Wade--he left Moore's cabin, leading a pack-horse.

The hounds he had left behind at the ranch, but Fox accompanied him.
"Wade, I want some elk steak," old Belllounds had said the day before.
"Nothin' like a good rump steak! I was raised on elk meat.

Now hyar, more'n a week ago I told you I wanted some.