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Finding themselves in an embarrassing spot, the gents fret over Squire Skimp holding mortgages on not only the store, but their homes. The deadline to pay is at midnight. While Lum tries to study something up, Abner lays blame on the curse that’s on the diamond.
Squire is in a sunny disposition when he visits. Will he actually foreclose, and throw the gents out? To get the fast cash Lum wanted, the high rate, short term loans are also nonexpendable. Swinging a deal, all Squire needs is the past due interest. It still comes to over $100, and is more than the gents have.
Is there some kind of waiver that Lum can sign? Squire has yet another blank form for Lum to sign. As Squire leaves, grandpap arrives, screaming that he’s been robbed. Is the curse still at work in Pine Ridge?
