SMALL TOWN BIG CATCH 19

on the day of the auction sharon drove del there in her new suv. when they were parked and del was getting out the brand inspecter came walking up. "i got some bad news. that land developer has filed a petition to stop your calves from selling. he claims they are his because you didnt get them off the ranch in time according to the eviction order." del gritted his teeth. check the court house records o who ownes the ranch and the cattle. is that bag of hot air here right now?" " no he left but he had a process server bring the paper work. i figgured he was up to no good.. give me a little time to call the court." the brand inspecter turned and hustled back into the office. sharon , mike and del were sitting in the auction barn watching the cattle sell when the brand inspecter came back in. in his hand he had a couple of sheets of paper." you better keep this handy, i kept a copy and the auction office has a copy. ime checking with the main office. that guy may have broken the law in what he tryed. your calves will sell pretty soon." del took the sheet of paper faxed from the court house and thanked the brand inspecter. no one knew it but nafzigger was standing out side the auction barn watching the cattle come off the scales after they had sold. when the calves from the ranch started selling he was writting down the amounts for each pakage and their weights. he wasnt looking around but concentrateing on what was going on in the barn. he didnt realize the brand inspecter had found him and was standing right behind him. when the last bunch of calves sold he turned to go and ran head on into the brand inspecter. "your under arrest nafzigger. for useing a false document to claim owner ship of those cattle."the inspecter had a pair of hand cuffs ready to use. nafzigger with a whine shoved the inspecter aside and back handed him as he rushed into the parking lot. the inspecter was shook pretty bad but turned to chase the crook. but saw him leaveing the parking lot in a cloud of dust. the inspecter went to his truck and sent out a alert on the radio to the county sherrifs. he wanted that crook big time. nafzigger beat them all to the punch. he drove straight to the court house. he demanded a audiance with the judge.there he told the judge he had made a mistake claiming the ranch calves he was dropping his claim on the calves. saying he was never notifyed about del takeing possetion. the judge listened with a dubious look but could find no reason to hold nafzigger. he wasnt yet aware of the altercation at the auction barn. when the judge declared case dismissed nafzigger hustled out of the court left town. he had things to do out of state.