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Chapter 30

           Ithadthesoftest,sweetesttriggerpullyouhadeverfeltanditwasalwayswelloiledandtheborewascleanalthoughthefinishwasallwornoffandthebrownmetalofthebarrelandthecylinderwaswornsmoothfromtheleatheroftheholster.ItwaskeptintheholsterwithaU.S.ontheflapinadrawerinthecabinetwithitscleaningequipmentandtwohundredroundsofcartridges.Theircardboardboxeswerewrappedandtiedneatlywithwaxedtwine.

           Youcouldtakethepistoloutofthedrawerandholdit."Handleitfreely,"wasGrandfather’sexpression.Butyoucouldnotplaywithitbecauseitwas"aseriousweapon."

           YouaskedGrandfatheronceifhehadeverkilledanyonewithitandhesaid,"Yes."

           Thenyousaid,"When,Grandfather?"andhesaid,"IntheWaroftheRebellionandafterwards."

           Yousaid,"Willyoutellmeaboutit,Grandfather?"

           Andhesaid,"Idonotcaretospeakaboutit,Robert."

           Thenafteryourfatherhadshothimselfwiththispistol,andyouhadcomehomefromschoolandthey’dhadthefuneral,thecoronerhadreturneditaftertheinquestsaying,"Bob,Iguessyoumightwanttokeepthegun.I’msupposedtoholdit,butIknowyourdadsetalotofstorebyitbecausehisdadpackeditallthroughtheWar,besidesoutherewhenhefirstcameoutwiththeCavalry,andit’sstillahellofagoodgun.Ihadherouttryingherthisafternoon.Shedon’tthrowmuchofaslugbutyoucanhitthingswithher."

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