In the course of a day or so after my conversation with Mr. Bernard in regard to my coming to Johnson County to work for a cattle outfit I was in the town of Nampa, Idaho, on my way to Boise City. Mr. Stearns called to me on the streets and asked me if it would be possible for me to go to Johnson County, Wyoming, and take charge of a cattle outfit. Mr. Stearns said that it would be better if I could take four or five of my friends along; that everything would be fixed satisfactorily in regard to the money matter; that we would have a show to make some money. Mr. Stearns then went on to explain how he came to speak to me about the matter; he said he was back East on a visit last summer and he met an old friend and school chum of his by the name of Clark; said Clark was one of the best men he ever knew in his life; that Clark had made barrels of money out of the cattle business and owned a large amount of cattle in Johnson County, Wyoming, and vicinity. Mr. Stearns then went on to tell me that Clark had told him while he was back East last summer that the cattle thieves, or rustlers, were committing great depredation on his stock in Johnson County, Wyoming, and that every man they hired was standing in with the rustlers, and that things would have to take a change in Johnson County or the stockmen would have to gather up what stock they could and leave the country. Mr. Stearns said he had a talk with Mr. Clark about me and some of my friends, and told Clark that if he would give us good wages that we would run his cattle for him, and that we would run them on the square; and that it would be a cold day if Clark did not get what cattle belonged to him.