“Don’t you ever put your hand on me like that again, Mr. Wilkes. I know you and my old man go way back, but I’m the Richland County Sheriff, and I have a responsibility to uphold the laws of this county and its people. I can’t have you making threats or applying force against me, or any other law enforcement officer.”
The rancher grunted and then spit toward the sheriff’s feet again.
“Your responsibility is to do what’s right Dillon Potts. God help you if you don’t believe that. God help us all. Now you get off my land.”
Sheriff Potts shook his head and sighed, knowing there would be no changing Hap’s mind on this day. He only hoped he could delay the Bureau of Land Management’s scheduled arrival tomorrow. The old rancher would still be too willing to fight, and the sheriff knew there was likely at least a rifle or two inside the house, and Hap, like most anyone living in and around Savage, Montana would know how to use them.
“I’ll have to come out here again, Mr. Wilkes. I’ll try and do my best to keep the Feds from coming out here too, but if that’s what they decide to do, they will be out here, and if you try and stop them, I’ll have no choice but to arrest you.”
Hap Wilkes hinted at a smile, the aggression in his eyes giving way to amusement.
“Well, if you think so Sheriff, you best not come alone. It’s gonna take more than you to arrest this old man here, and I think you know that to be the truth.”
The sheriff could still feel the lingering effects of Hap’s vice like fingers clamped around his forearm, and knew the rancher was right.
It was days like this one when Dillon Potts truly hated his job.
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