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In the county seat, and riding high on a wave of good fortune, Lum found a good deal on a diamond ring for Miss Plat. Though the diamond is worth much more than Lum’s purchase price, he and Abner soon discover problems with it. Abner thinks Lum ought to sell the ring for profit. Does he have the right to suggest it? It was half of his money that came from mortgaging the store, that financed buying the ring.
How could Lum part with the best diamond ever? Lum can’t wait to hop on the mail hack. And get back to Pine Ridge to show off his diamond to Squire Skimp, and all the rest.
In the Jot Em Down store, grandpap dozes, but takes a call from Lizabeth. A stranger pops in with a mysterious message. All it does is serve to confuse grandpap. What’s all this talk of a diamond with a curse on it?
