My Brother Sam is Dead Pg 91-121

  Tim returns home to find his mother and father being held captive by rebel soldiers.  They wants the brown bess gun that Sam has and are threatening to kill if they dont get it.  Tim, realizing this emergency, runs out to the tee-pee to find Sam.  He is asleep holding the brown bess in between his arms.  Tim carefully moves Sam's arms, gets the gun, and sneaks away. Sam wakes and chases Tim, catching Tim and demanding the gun back. Tim surprises himself and his brother by turning around and aiming the gun as steadily as he can, threatening to shoot if Sam comes any closer. Sam stares at him, Tim begins to cry, and Sam lunges at the gun, slicing both his finger and Tim's as he takes back the gun. Tim explains the situation and begs Sam to run home with him to check on Father. Sam resists at first, but reacts when Tim accuses him of cowardice. Sam loads the gun, and Tim pauses to admire his brother's casual ease with the Brown Bess. When Tim and Sam arrive at home, the soldiers have left. Sam and Father face each other. Father calls, "Come back, Sam," and Sam runs out of the yard and is gone.