Harve Yost is an always 'down on his luck' farmer along with his son Whit and daughter Ellie living on a farm that The Virginian helped him buy from Clay Grainger. Harve and his family rescued The Virginian during a winter blizzard in Nebraska years before. Harve has come to Shiloh to pick up a bee swarm and Whit needs to borrow a horse. Jim Horn takes him out to the swarm where Harve confronts a dying outlaw who takes a couple shot at Harve. Harve finds the man's saddlebags with over $58,000 in them. Harve receives a $10,280 reward for the recovery of the stolen money and the capture of the outlaw. After throwing a lavish champagne party, he takes The Virginian's advice to buy a ranch as an investment. Harve always complains everyone tries to keep him down so he buys the second biggest ranch in the valley next to Shiloh but it is run down needing a lot of work. The Virginian offered Trampas to help who is forced to work full time for Harve but Harve has his own views on how to grow the ranch. Harve has no money management ability and soon finds himself going against The Virginian over land rights.
—Anonymous