The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-21
Th aaaehita nailu Eage Saturday Borue October FL 1888


the top of his mighty lungs. johnson
told me afterward that he'd have been
satisfied efter that il he hadn't G.. the
cattle But while Arkwrignt was ehas-
ing Bucke Johnson's herder found q
bunch of the cattle. Johnson arc the
herder cut ont twenty-five head from
the bunch and started them for the
agency. Arkwright saw them and left
the chase after Buche 10 join them
away the cattle and the men went
a. fun gallop. Tor a time Buche
seemed to haze givea up. He'd been
in such whirl OF excitement that he
hardly seemed 20 know where he was,
and his Winchester had been left at his
camp when he started for the regu-
lators. He seemed to reslize ali of
sudden that Johnson was actually do
ing as he said he would a.a taking his
cattle. They were mile away when
his camp. His head herder, Curly, and
another cowboy were there. He got
his Winchester and the two cowboys
and away they went after johnson full
tilt, Buche swearing streak and shout
ing at every jump that he'd shoot John
sons black heart and white liver full
of small, fine holes.
cartwright saw him coming. and
with an unpleasant look in his eyes and
his right hand dangerously near his
six-shooter holster swung down to
meet him. Bucbe had 10 word for the
deputy, but kept on after Johnson,
vowing all sorts of dreadful .fates for
him. So Arkw-ight swung ia behind
the Frenchman and his herders, neither
ofwhom was armed. Buche was taking
a terrible risk. His Winchester was
balanced on the saddle before him. If
it slipped he would have instinctively
gra bbed for it, and Arkwright would
certainly have shot him if he made the
slightest movement to touch his rifle.
Johnson has told me since that he
hasn't grain of sand left in him. 1t
all oozed out Of his toes when Buche
was laundering down on his back
swearing to shoot him, and he didn't
dare try to face about for fear the
Frenchman would think he was about
to shoot and SO would keep his word.
That sort of thing couldn't last long
johnson and his cowboy stopped and
waited until Buche came up.
I'll tell you what I'll do. Buche,'
johnson said. "I've got two men and
you've got two men. Let those four go
over there q hundred yards and ap-
praise those cattle. I'll take enough
of the cattle at whatever price they fix
to pay your bill. and I'll give you TWEEN
ty-five dollars in cash right here be-
sides. You give me bill of sale of the
cattle and I'll give you a receipt in full
to date
'Buche's chief her1er, Curly, said
that was fair DEAL and Buche finally
agreed to it. The four COW boys went
Off together, and Immediately fine
wrangle began. One side wanted low
appraisal, the other high one, and. as
their numbers were equal, there was
DO way of reaching settlement 1t
had been going on for about an hour,
when Johnson told Buehe that he
would take a bull at forty dollars and
four cows at thirty dollars each and
call it square. Buche hesitated, md
johnson offered to give him FIVE
dollars cash besides. The French
man took the money and John
son drew up the papers. They had
just been signed and exchanged
when the four cowboys came up.
They had at last agreed on exactly the
same appraisement that johnson had
given Buche. When Curly heard how
it had been settled he set about cutting
out the five cattle for johnson AS
Buche and Curly rodo back to the
Frenchman's camp, while the cowb boys
drove back the rest of the bunch
johnson had started to take. Curly sud
denly said:
"'Buche, that's q great head you've
got
"'Vat you mean?'
"Just what l say. There's lots
worse heads than that in congress.
You're a great man. You're smart
man"
Vat you mean?'
81 say l mean what l say. You're a
smart man. I've got some business
back in New York state and l was go-
ing to get a lawyer, but l guess III
send you
Two days later Bucho burst into
Johnson's store quivering with anger
. Thomson, he shouted, you owe me
twenty dollar. want him
johnson never succeeded in con.
vincing the Frenchman that he didn't
really owe him that twenty dollarA"