His Name His Fortune

His Name His Fortune by Max Brand is about the birth and childhood of a young Frenchman by the name Delapin who names his wriggling new baby boy Pierre. Pierre grows to be a fierce fighter in battle. Excerpt: "It was all the result, in the first place, of a name. The name originated in a little family conversation some twenty years before. «But what,» said the doctor, «are you going to call the boy?»