About this episode
Originally Aired: January 17, 1940 Lum #245, "Lum Has Second Thoughts," In desperate need of money to furnish their new tourist camp, Lum has taken drastic measures by answering a newspaper advertisement from a wealthy Nashville widow seeking a husband to manage her substantial estate. Sharing his scheme with Cedric at the store, Lum boasts about Florence Beaumont and her fortune, explaining that he's already sent her a letter and his picture proposing marriage without ever having met her. His enthusiasm is palpable as he imagines the life of luxury that awaits him, declaring that with a million dollars, she can't be very ugly. However, when Grandpappy arrives and hears about the plan, he raises troubling questions that give Lum pause. Why would a wealthy woman need to advertise for a husband? What if there's something wrong with her? Most alarmingly, Grandpappy warns that since Lum has already proposed in his letter, she could sue him for breach of promise if he backs out after seeing her picture. Suddenly realizing he may have been too hasty in his pursuit of money, Lum begins having serious second thoughts about his matrimonial scheme.
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