A Lynch Mob for Abner

Originally Aired: August 30, 1935

In Lum & Abner #185, "A Lynch Mob for Abner," tensions run high in Pine Ridge after the stockholders discover that the mysterious Mr. Worthington, who offered a million dollars for the Great Western Silver Mine, was a fake brought in by Squire Skimp to inflate stock prices. When Abner stops by Lum's house to inform him that the stockholders are holding a secret meeting at Sister Simpson's place, Lum is indignant that he, as president and general manager who controls 57 percent of the stock, wasn't invited. Despite owning the controlling interest, Lum finds himself deliberately excluded from the proceedings.

As Dick Huddleston and Cedric stop by with bits of information about the meeting, Lum grows increasingly suspicious about what the angry stockholders might be planning. The visit from Dick reveals that folks in town have been asking about a letter from the chief of police, and Sister Simpson has figured out Squire's scheme to defraud the investors. With Abner attending the meeting as the only one who can report back, Lum anxiously waits to discover what actions the betrayed stockholders are plotting against those they hold responsible for their losses.