What happens
Lum and Abner, the storekeepers of Pine Ridge, discuss the mysterious box left with them for safekeeping. A stranger named John Devereaux, also called Malcolm Kilgore on the insurance papers, has left it, and Abner's fall has revealed a hidden compartment holding a sack of diamonds. The partners debate the stranger's alias and whether to turn the box over to the police. They talk of questioning him when he returns, and they seek the help of Squire Skimp, who reveals that a wealthy Kansas City family once owned a famous diamond collection. This is a Lum and Abner episode, first broadcast on September 1, 1941, with Chester Lauck, Norris Goff and Lurene Tuttle in the leading roles.
Pine Ridge, a small rural community, in the store and bank of Lum and Abner
Characters: Lum Edwards, Abner Peabody, Squire Skimp, John Devereaux, Malcolm Kilgore, Mose Moot
Listen for: The partners' playful debate over the stranger's alias and the discovery of the diamonds in the box
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.