CHAPTER 30 JOHN AND CHEROKEE BILL

JOHN ROBERSON HITCH UP THE TEAM AND CARRY MRS. MINNIE OVER TO FROGGIE BILL. HE WAS HER NABORS ON NORTH SIDE AND HAD MADE A OFFER, BUT SHE REFUSE IT AT TIME.FROGGIE BILL HAD DEEP VOICE ,YOU SEE HOW GOT NICK FROGGIE, JOHN ROBERSON PULL TEAM UP IN FRONT HIS PLACE ,AND GOT DOWN AND HELP MRS. .MINNIE DOWN. AND FROGGIE CAME OUT HIS HOUSE.

FROGGIE BILL MRS. MINNIE WHAT BRING YOU TO MY HUMBLE PLACE.

MRS. MINNIE I THANKING OF SELL MY PLACE BILL. YOU SAID YOU WANT FIRST CHANCE AT IT.

FROGGIE BILL "IN A DEEP VOICE" IN DEED I DO MRS. MINNIE. I GIVE YOU 400 FOR IT.IN GOLD COIN.

MRS. MINNIE WHAT DO YOU THINK JOHN?

JOHN ROBINSON 'ALMOST CHOKE ON HIS CHEW" MRS. MINNIE ASKING ME??

MRS. MINNIE YES JOHN I'M ASKING YOU

JOHN ROBERSON HOW MANY ACERS IS IT

MRS. MINNIE 20 ACERS JOHN

JOHN ROBERSON SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL TO ME, MAKE SURE HE GIVE YOU TIME GET YOUR THINGS OUT.

MRS. MINNIE IT IS A DEAL MR. BILL ,I NEED 30 DAYS GET OUT.

FROGGIE BILL ""DEAL"" YOU GOT ALL TIME YOU NEED MRS. MINNIE, HOW LONG IT TAKES. WE DO THE PAPER WORK TOMORROW AT THE BANK MRS. MINNIE ,SAY 11 AM.

MRS. MINNIE THAT BE FINE WITH US, WANT IT JOHN?

JOHN ROBERSON SWALLOW HARD ""YES MUM""

MRS. MINNIE 11 AM IT IS,OK WITH YOU JOHN??

JOHN ROBERSON YES MUM WE CAN MAKE THAT.

JOHN DROVE THE WAGON BACK TO MINNIE FRANKS FARM AND GOT DOWN AND UNHOOK THE TEAM AND PUT THEM I COREL. WHEN HE DONE HE GOT SOME BOARDS AND START TO MAKE A CHICKEN COOP. HE MADE THE FLOOR AND TOP, THEN PUT TREE BRANCHES IS TO FILL THE GAPS. SO CHICKEN COULD NOT GET OUT. WHEN JOHN WAS THREW MRS. MINNIE CAME OUT .TO SEE WHAT JOHN WAS DOING.

MRS. MINNIE JOHN WHAT YOU DOING?

JOHN ROBERSON MRS. MINNIE YOU SELLING THIS PLACE, NOT THE CHICKENS, THEY YOURS.

MRS. MINNIE WELL JOHN ,I THOUGHT I GET A DOLLAR FOR THEM,

JOHN ROBERSON WE BE OUT IN MIDDLE OF KNOW WHERE MRS. MINNIE, I THOUGHT A EGG NOW THEM MAKE OUR TRIALS WORTH WHILE. MAY BE A CHICKEN DINNER.

MRS. MINNIE JOHN I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CARRY THEM.

JOHN ROBERSON WE JUST TIE THEM ON SIDE WAGON, FEED THEM LITTLE CORN AND WATER ON THE WAY.

MRS. MINNIE ,, LOOKS LIKE GOT LOT ROOM IN WAGON FOR ME,,{AS SHE LOOKS AROUND IN WAGON]

JOHN ROBERSON MRS. MINNIE, ALL I GOT IN 20 YEARS IN CALVARY IS IN THAT BAG. I BOUGHT THE WAGON FOR SUPPLIES AND THE BOY. LOT ROOM LEFT FOR YOU HERE.

MRS. MINNIE MR. ROBERSON YOU DO NOT MINE ME GOING THEN?

JOHN ROBERSON I LIKE THE IDEAL, MRS. MINNIE, BUT YOU KNOW PEOPLE WILL TALK ,,YOU GOING OFF WITH A STRANGE MAN.

MRS. MINNIE AS LONG I AM NOT HERE TO HEAR IT. BESIDES WHAT I SEE, YOU BE A FINE MAN FOR A WOMAN.

JOHN ROBERSON MRS. MINNIE , BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS COUNTRY FOR 20 YEARS, I MAY NOT BE HOUSE BROKEN YET. NO WOMAN EVERY TOOK ME SEARIOUSLY,AS HER MAN.I KNOW HORSES, AND FIGHTING ,WOMEN I NEED TRAINING ON.

MRS. MINNIE JOHN YOU A NICE MAN, I CAN TELL ,MAYBE A DIMON IN THE RUFF, FOR A CERTAIN LADY.

JOHN ROBERSON [RED FACE] MRS. MINNIE, I WILL TRY BE THAT MAN, BUT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THIS OLD DOG USE TO YOUNG OFFICERS JUMPING WHEN HE BARK. I ANT BEEN OUT BUT 5 DAYS, STILL LOT COLONEL IN ME.

MRS. MINNIE YES JOHN, BARK AT ME ,,HEHEHE

JOHN ROBERSON WOOF , WOOF, SNICKER, SNICKER

CHEROKEE BILL ROAD ALL DAY FROM RED BEAR CAMP ,FOLLOWING THE TRACKS TO AND FROM JACK CAMP. ALMOST DUST HE SEES SMOKE FROM A CAMP FIRE AS HE TOPS A HILL.

CHEROKEE BILL SAM LETS GO SEE HOW BAD JACK IS. [SAM SNORTS AND SHAKE HIS HEAD]

LIZZIE LOOKS UP TO SEE A FIGER ON THE HILL LOOKING DOWN ON THEM.

LIZZIE , SUSIE GET YOUR GUN WE GOT GUEST COMING.

SUSIE WHO IS IT, CAN YOU MAKE OUT?

JACK IT IS CHEROKEE BILL, SEE HOW HE HOLD OUT HIS LEFT ARM, HE BROKE IT NEVER SET RIGHT. AND THAT'S SAM HE GOT SUPPLIES ON.

LIZZIE YOU RIGHT JACK THAT IS BILL AND SAM.

SUSIE WHO CHEROKEE BILL? AND SAM

JACK CHEROKEE BILL WAS MY PARTNER WHEN I WAS A ARMY SCOUT, SAM IS MY HORSE.

LIZZIE SHOUTS """HEY BILL"""" AS HE RIDE DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE HILL.

CHEROKEE BILL RIDES UP TO CAMP, COFFEE GOING AND SUSIE FRYING SALT MEAT,

CHEROKEE BILL HOW ARE YOU JACK?

JACK I BROKE MY LEG BAD BILL, BONE CAME THREW THE SKIN. SPOTTED DEER HERE SET IT GOOD, NOW WEIGHT ON INFECTION COME AND KILL ME.

SPOTTER DEER YOU GOT A DECENT CHANCE JACK, IT LOOK CLEAN.

JACK "IT BETTER BE COUPLE LADIES FILL THAT HOLE WITH MOON SHINE"

BILL OUCH BET THAT HURT,

JACK MORE THAT YOU KNOW BILL.

BILL HOW YOU GET THAT CUT AND KNOT ON YOUR HEAD?

SUSIE GRABBING THE WRONG THINGS

JACK SUSIE YOU KNOW I DID NOT MEAN ANY HARM

LIZZIE I LOOK ,SHE GOT TWO BIG BURSES BACK THERE, YOU HAD HAND FULL.

JACK WELL HAD GRIP SOMETHING, PAIN WAS SO BAD. HOW IS SAM?

BILL HE FINE. I TRADED SADDLE HAD JJ ON IT DEAD GIVE AWAY.

JACK I GOT A NEW ONE , BILL MAKE YOUR SELF AT HOME HERE, I GOT CHEW ON SOME LOCO WEED, TO STOP THE PAIN IN LEG, SO I BE OUT A WHILE.

BILL OK JACK TAKE THAT TRIP ,SEE YA WHEN GET BACK.

WAS NOT LONG JACK WAS OUT IT AFTER CHEWING ON THE WEED. AS JACK SLEEP CHEROKEE BILL AND SPOTTED DEER, TALK WITH LIZZIE AND SUSIE THERE TOO.

CHEROKEE BILL WHAT YOU THING JACK CHANCES ARE?

SPOTTED DEER HIS PAIN IS CAUSE BY A POSSIBLE INFECTION, WHERE BONE CAME THREW THE SKIN.

LIZZIE WE CLEAN IS AS WELL WE COULD, WITH THE WHISKEY.

SPOTTED DEER YOU DID RIGHT ,IF THAT WAS WHISKEY. BUT IT WAS FIRE WATER ,LOT STRONGER THAN WHISKEY, IT BURN THE SKIN. THAT MAY BE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.

CHEROKEE BILL MAN COULD NOT KILL HIM, HE A FIGHTER, IF ANY BODY CAN HE CAN.

SPOTTED DEER I GOT TREE MOSS ON IT ,,IT HELPS STOP INFECTION, EVEN MAKE INFECTION GO AWAY ,IN LOT WONES,BUT WILL NOT STOP GANG GREEN.

SUSIE LET HOPE THAT DOES NOT SET IN.

LIZZIE WHAT CAUSE THAT?

SPOTTED DEER I GOT A YEAR IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, BE FORE GOT NEW MASTER, HE EXPEL ME BECAUSE I WAS A INDIAN. USE SOME INDIAN MEDICINE WITH WHITE MAN MEDICINE. MY WORK THEIR DID NOT.

LIZZIE SORRY SPOTTED DEER. SOME ARE FULL OF HATE, NOT LIKE JACK HERE.

SPOTTED DEER I LEARN ENOUGH I CAN HELP MY PEOPLE MORE NOW, THAN USE TO. I GOT A CHANCE TO WORK WITH A VET ON HORSES, HE TEACH ME A LOT. ABOUT SETTING BROKE BONES. HE PUT MAGGOTS ON BAD INFECTED SORES. ANIMALS GOT OVER THEM.

CHEROKEE BILL IF JACK LEG GETS BAD ,THINK IT WORK ON HIM.

SPOTTED DEER HUUUUMM NEVER TRY IT ON MAN. I WILL TRY IT, BEFORE CUT HIS LEG OFF.

LIZZIE DEAR GOD THINK IT COME TO THAT?

SPOTTED DEER MAY IF GANG GREEN SET IN, ONLY WAY SAVE HIS LIFE.

SUSIE YOU SAVE HIM, THAT'S WHAT COUNTS