Dick Huddleston Talks to Judge of Lum’s Case

Originally Aired: September 20, 1935 In Lum & Abner #200, "Dick Huddleston Talks to Judge of Lum's Case," the consequences of the silver mine stock scandal continue to weigh heavily on Pine Ridge. Lum Edwards faces charges for violating the Blue Sky Law after selling stock in the fraudulent Great Western Sterling Silver Company, a scheme orchestrated by the now-vanished Squire Skimp. Desperate to clear his name, Lum borrows money from the Mount Idy bank, putting up his interest in the rolling grocery store as collateral, and systematically repays every stockholder, including his partner Abner. He collects the stock certificates back, hoping to eliminate evidence against him. Meanwhile, Dick Huddleston has secretly traveled to the county seat to speak with the judge on Lum's behalf, trying to get the charges dropped now that all investors have been reimbursed. As Abner and Dick discuss the situation at the store, they worry about the potential ten-year prison sentence Lum faces if convicted. The situation grows even more poignant when Lum reveals he and Evelyn had planned to marry at Christmas, but he now feels he cannot ask her to marry a man so deeply in debt and facing the loss of everything he owns.