 And we've all heard his stories about places he's been, and we think that Jake's kind of strange. He looked over at me and said, "'I'm schooling this boy about the unwritten laws of the range.'" And the kid was enthralled, kind of like in a trance. Jake sensed that he had a good grip. He straightened up, hitched his pants, took a drink of cold beer and turned around with his hand on his hip. He said, "'Son, a man's brand is his own special mark.'"