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With the misunderstanding of what to do about evicting grandpap, and the way Lum wants to save the day with the old Dillard place, we find Lum reviewing the matter with Phinus. Abner’s old poppa seems to understand what Lum intends, but will either be able to talk sense to the hotheaded Abner?
Leaving the prisoners in the jail to their own devices, constable Abner is joined by grandpap, as they return to the store to set up the rope that will divide the store, and begin their inventory.
Try as they might, neither Lum, or Phinus can manage to convince the stubborn Abner and grandpap to see it their way. They’re like trying to argue with a stump on fire. A checker game is interrupted when Cedric enters to buy a new pair of shoes. The trash talking between the raff-riff, and varmints turns to heated sales pitches.
While Lum conducts business, Abner tries to disparage the quality of shoes, or whether they’re actually needed. Until he notices the left shoe is on his side of the store.
Now the sales pitch changes to a bidding war, with Cedric caught in the middle. With the OPA being the agency that kept prices under a ceiling to control inflation, the bidding goes spiraling down. But there’s another government agency that Abner seems to have forgotten about. How can Cedric make two purchases of shoes, with only one ration coupon?
