Lum has desperately been trying to get in touch with Mr Sutton to find out if his offer to buy the old fellows hill property is still good, but he has had little luck so far! However, they received a rather cryptic telegram the other day from a Mr W J Chancellor, telling them to sign nothing until he arrived on Monday night. Right now, it's late evening when we find Lum and Abner at the store and library apprehensively waiting for the strange Mr Chancellor...