Lum has left town and is heading for the state reformatory for girls. His mission is to tell the authorities that he and Abner are keeping Ellie Connors, who escaped from the reformatory, and attempt to get her paroled. Ellie, who is now supposed to be Lum's niece Mary, knows none of the details of Lum's trip. As we look in on the little community today, we find Abner and Ellie in the store...