Intrigue

The Virginian recalls his arrival at Shiloh when he went to work for a neighboring ranch that was close to a range war with Shiloh. He is caught in a feud with the foreman causing the fight and falls in love with the girl engaged to him.

Steve asks The Virginian about the abandoned Peterson place that is now part of Shiloh. The questions causes The Virginian to flash back to its history and his introduction to Shiloh seven years earlier. He was riding across Shiloh when two Shiloh hands shoot his horse out from under him suspecting him to be a gunman for Peterson. He befriends a Peterson hand in Medicine Bow so Peterson hires him against the wishes of the foreman Hugh Stager. A feud has heated up between Peterson and Garth although neither man wants it or knows why. Steger is engaged to Peterson's daughter Maria and wants a range war to gain control over Peterson's ranch and Shiloh. He resorts to shooting Peterson and The Virginian. However, The Virginian who Maria is fond of survives and returns to confront Hugh and his men.—Anonymous

While the Virginian and Steve are riding on the ranch they come across an old ranch house on Shiloh land which the Virginian says was the Petersen ranch and when Steve asks what happened o the Petersens. He reflects on how seven years ago he came to Medicine Bow and was riding through Shiloh which was still,open range and the ranch hands shot at him. They take him to Judge Garth and they don't exactly get along. Garth tells him that they have been having a dispute with the Petersen's over the land. The Virginian goes to work for the Petersens and takes a liking to the daughter who,is engaged to the foreman who is ambitious. When things between the Petersens and Garth escalate the Virginian finds himself in the middle.—Rcs0411@yahoo.com