DELBERT BRIGGS 29

wanda, the girl at the sale barn window looked over at delbert and winked" how was that?" she asked. delbertheld up his hand in a ok sighn. presently through the door came randy and a another man carrying a brief case. they both went to delbert and one sat down on each side of him randy pointed to the other man and smiled" thats jenson, attorny for the brand department. he will explain the law to you ." " the brand on the cattle you sold is registered to you. the cattle were inspected in your name. now if the bank wants to claim your doing damage to them they will have to prove that in front of a judge. they could even get a court order freezeing your bank account. but this inspecter tells me you have done notheing but improve the proprty since you bought it. the bank cant prove anything. this is a scam to get their hands on the cash." jenson nodded at randy who got up and walked over to the window where wanda was busy working. when she looked up he smiled" write the check" was all he said. wanda smilled and slide a envelope through the window to him " done a long time ago. just waitting like you told me to." randy picked up the envelope and walked back to whhere delbert was sitting and handed it to him. delbert opened it and gulped when he saw the amount and that the check had his name on it. jenson very quietly smilled and leaned over to delbert." i would open another account at a different bank if i were you." a shadow fell across the three men and when they looked up jackson stood there. he reached for the envelope but delbert just pulled it back out of reach. " give me that check! i dont want to envoke that clause in the sales contract!" delbert deliberatly folded the envelope and put it in his shirt pocket. he started to stand up, war written on his face. jenson grabbed his arm and held him down in his seat. randy stood up and faced the crooked banker." you got nothing comming here. i dont have anything to arrest you on yet, but you better move on ot oll make something up you wont like. got it?" jackson stood there his face drained of color. his fists clenched. he started to shake" but he ........" he pointed his finger at delbert. randy pushed his hand aside" he has done nothing but follow the letter of the contract YOU wrote. now you dont want to follow it. i would advise you to move along." jackson glared at the thre men then looked over to wanda who had set there listening the whole time." you were in on it!" wanda smilled her sweetest and batted her long black eye lashes" yep, i just did what the law tld me to do" jackson backed away a step then turned to the door and stumbled out to his car. as he drove away randy turnned back to delbert " there goes a man with his tit in a wringer. he s getting desperate. you better watch your back.. i think he is under some real pressure to come up with some cash.theres no telling what he will do. he dont know it but the bank examiner is going to show up at his bank soon. he will shake then."