Lum and Abner's great duel turned out well for all parties concerned. No shots were fired and the old fellows finally reached an understanding. Both of them realized they had been suspecting the other of the same thing, so now they're better friends than ever. However peace did not reign long. It so happened that the governor was passing through Pine Ridge and he wanted an important document notarized. Well while notary public Peabody was going about his official business the governor noticed that Abner's notary commission had expired ten years before! Let's see what happens next...