The Taint of Fear
Bob's father had been too strict with him as a boy and had broken the boy's spirit. He grew up an apparently incurable coward. To please his father, he consents to join the National Guard. T... Read allBob's father had been too strict with him as a boy and had broken the boy's spirit. He grew up an apparently incurable coward. To please his father, he consents to join the National Guard. Then comes the fateful morning of July l3th, when the troops are ordered to Mexico. Bob is ... Read allBob's father had been too strict with him as a boy and had broken the boy's spirit. He grew up an apparently incurable coward. To please his father, he consents to join the National Guard. Then comes the fateful morning of July l3th, when the troops are ordered to Mexico. Bob is ordered to join his regiment at once. One of his boyhood's companions, and ancient enemy, ... Read all