Max Brand

Way of the Lawless Max Brand

Book Excerpt: ...voked. "Ain't you got shame? My blood in you, too!""Don't talk like that," said Andy with a certain amount of reserve which was not natural to him. "You bother me. I want a little silence and a chance to think things out. There's something wrong in the way I've been living.""You're the last to find it out.""If you keep this up I'm going to take a walk so I can have quiet.""You'll sit there, son, till I'm through with you. Now, Andrew, these years I've been savin' up for this moment when I was sure that--"To his unutterable astonishment Andy rose and stepped between him and the door. "Uncle Jas," he said, "mostly I got a lot of respect for you and what you think. Tonight I don't care what you or anybody else has to say. Just one thing matters. I feel I've been living in the dirt. I'm going out and see what's wrong. Good night."CHAPTER 3Uncle Jas was completely bowled over. Over against the wall as the door closed he was saying t...