What happens
Lum Edwards learns that the widow he had come to love has left Pine Ridge, after Squire Skimp got her out of town for him. Lum is despondent and vows to find her, while Abner tries to make sense of his moods and the two of them talk over the situation at the Johnson Dry Goods store. Lum talks about how he fell in love with her and insists he will not give up on her. Lum and Abner are the stars of the long-running Lum and Abner series, which first aired on February 2, 1940.
Pine Ridge, a small rural community, at the Johnson Dry Goods store
Characters: Lum Edwards, Abner Peabody, Squire Skimp, Admiral, Grandpa Pettibone
Listen for: Lum's despair over the widow's departure and his vow to find her
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.