The Governors of Wyoming Summary

Renti and Roany pick up Wade Walls in town because Roany's husband has gone out of town unexpectedly. Wade Walls is a friend of Roany's husband, Shy, who has come to cause trouble with the local cattle ranchers. Wade believes that cows are ruining the west by overgrazing the land and trampling rare plants. Wade and Shy have worked together for many years attempting to sabotage the local cattle industry. Roany and Wade get into an argument about eating meat after Wade learns that Roany has steak in the freezer. Roany insists that this meat is okay because it is buffalo meat, not cow meat.

Shy returns from his trip, telling his wife he was at a protest against ranchers killing prairie dogs. However, Shy was really in a small cabin with a young girl he paid...