The mystery of why Lum decided to run Abner for the now vacant office of Mayor of Pine Ridge instead of himself was cleared up when Lum revealed he was planning to remain in the background as silent Lum edit. He would be the towns new political boss who would nearly run everything. After swearing Abner to secrecy Lum settled down to making plans for a smooth functioning organization before announcing Abner's candidacy. Let's see what happens next...