Black Jack

Black Jack by Max Brand. The son of a ruthless outlaw is faced with the decision of becoming an outlaw in order not to deny his father. On his twenty-fifth birthday Terry Colby learned that his father was the notorious outlaw, Black Jack. Confused, Terry leaves his foster family and challenges his father's killer, Sheriff Minter, to a dual The moment he rose out of the chair and faced them, Gainor had stopped short. He was quite capable of fast thinking, and now his glance flickered from Terry to the sheriff and back again. It was plain that he had shrewd suspicions as to the purpose behind that call. The sheriff was merely confused. He flushed as much as his tanned-leather skin permitted. As for Terry, the moment his glance fell on the sheriff he felt his muscles jump into hard ridges, and an almost uncontrollable desire to go at the throat of the other seized him. He quelled that desire and fought it back with a chill of fear. Max Brand, was the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust. He was a prolific American author best known for his classic western novels. Brand also created the famous character Dr. Kildare which became the basis of many films and television shows.