THE JACKASS ROPERS 28

the county deputy who had the wild horse annie in the back seat of his cruiser turned to dan"we can hold her 48 hours. so if your blm guy dont come by ill have to turn her loose." " thats fine , just so she dont come around me any more. i would hate to trim her horns back to nubs. "dan put it blunt. the reported who was behinf him almost broke down laughing. dan had his piggin strings coiled in his hands. the deputy had handcuffed madilyn and returned them. the deputy got in behind the wheel and with a wave roared back toward the hiway. dan walked toward the reporter," i thank you for your help. how can i be of help to you?" "i want A STORY ON CATCHING THE DONKEYS, AND WHY ARE YOU DOING IT." the young man explained. " well lets find some shade, ill tell you what little bit i can." dan turned and started walking toward the shade of his truck.for the next hour he answered questions and explained the damage the burros were doing to the enviroment. just as theywere finishing up the BLM agent rolled up. he came over to where the two men were standing."after introductions he looked at dan" what the hell went on here this morning? i got a call from a congress woman saying you had one of her constituants tied down and threatning to brand her and torture her. before i go to the sherrifs office whats your side of this?" dan explained the whole deal start to finish. the reporter verifyed the last part. when they had finished the agent stood with his head bowed." ok. dont do anything else until i get back. we may have to shut this down until the dust settled." turning to the reporter" i want to read that article before you publish it. just give me a call. ok dan, ill be back soon." he turned and walked back to his car. the reporter shook dans hand " thank you, and i wish you luck."he turned and went to his car. dan was left standing there. but he just as soon this deal was over. he wanted to go home. the next day about noon the BLM agent came back to dans camp " how many burros do you believe are left?" "i know of four pairs ive seen those. but i wasnt even aware of those till just yesterday." dan shook his head. "how many wild cattle?"the federal man asked "ime not sure maybe somewhere around a dozen. why the questions?" dan asked. "we are going to shut this deal down until the legal stuff settles.that screwy woman you dealt with is hollering her head off to anyone who will listen. i know you spent some money comming back here, let me know how much and ill try to get it for you. but for now load up and go home. ill send the crew here to get the corrals and hay." mr. fed explained. " ill get loaded and gone, in a hour there wont be nothing of me left here but the stink." dan turned to his truck. "ill contact you if we decide to restart this deal later." the BLM man turned to his car.