Wyoming

'Wyoming' is a Western-themed novel by William MacLeod Raine. The plot unfolds when Jack Halloway covets the land of cattleman David Messiter, except Messiter will not sell. When Ned Bannister escapes from prison and falls into the hands of Halloway, the latter recognizes a tool put into his hands by Fate. He tells Bannister that he will not give him away to the authorities if he will follow instructions. The instructions are to take a herd of sheep, supplied by Halloway, and graze them upon the government land adjacent to the Messiter ranch. The sheep will spoil the land for use as cattle pasture. Bannister, unwilling to go back to prison, consents.