The Brand of Fear
Jack Vernon, the sheriff of San Juan County, and his wife are happy when an escaped outlaw steals upon them and fires the fatal shot that plunges their home in gloom, leaving Mrs. Vernon a w... Read allJack Vernon, the sheriff of San Juan County, and his wife are happy when an escaped outlaw steals upon them and fires the fatal shot that plunges their home in gloom, leaving Mrs. Vernon a widow. Later, the pre-natal influence has marked her newborn babe with the brand of fear, a... Read allJack Vernon, the sheriff of San Juan County, and his wife are happy when an escaped outlaw steals upon them and fires the fatal shot that plunges their home in gloom, leaving Mrs. Vernon a widow. Later, the pre-natal influence has marked her newborn babe with the brand of fear, and he goes through life shunned as a coward, an object of derision to all his companions. ... Read all