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Abner and his second, Cedric wait for the other half of the dueling party. It’s taking so long, Abner wishes he would’ve packed a lunch. He just knew Lum wouldn’t show up. As Cedric tries to tell time on his watch, Lum approaches with his second, Mousey Gray. The two seconds give each other a modern-day greeting, “Hubba hubba.” Although Cedric’s not sure what it means, all the kids at the schoolhouse say it.
Lum explains the rules of dueling to Abner. Will Abner go for it, when he is told they need to turn their backs to each other? He then gets confused, wondering how they can shoot each other with her backs turned. Is this going to be like one of those carnival acts? Abner thinks that Lum will somehow have an advantage since his legs are longer and he can take bigger steps.
Before the pacing can begin, Abner gets riled up and threatens to take Lum in a fistfight. Lum forgets an important rule, he needs to slap Abner in the face with a glove. Abner feels that there ought to be a rule about hiding behind trees. With all the rules settled, the gents pace the distance.
Elsewhere, Squier Skimp and Grandpap try to figure out how they can keep their friends from dueling. Squier reports that since neither of the gents passed their physicals, they don’t have a policy. Can they get to Pin Oaks Flats in time?
