Lum and Abner – How To Boss Your Wife. 420619

A black-and-white photo of Lum and Abner. Lum is on the left and has wavy hair and a mustache. He's wearing a suit and tie, and looks amused or curious. Abner is on the right, has messy hair and a beard, with exaggerated, surprised expression. He's wearing glasses and a dark suit with a bow tie. The composition suggests a comedic setting.

Cedric enters the Jot ‘Em Down store in the best mood he has had in a long time. Wonderful world! Abner learns of his secret engagement; one so secrets he hasn’t even told Clarabella about it. She tried to tell him she isn’t interested, that she and Gomer Bates plan on being engaged, so he decided to be engaged with her to break it off on her… Huh?

More news of June weddings is discussed. Wedding dresses being made, plans to get married at the army camp for military weddings, and more. Abner tries to contact Lizabeth, but she is on the move, visiting, and making a trip to the county seat.

Just when he reaches maximum frustration, she phones him. Jumping to conclusions over where she has been, heroes on a tirade. Did she make a phone call from a train? Good thing she phones back, since Cedric reveals the facts that should diffuse Abner’s frustration… right?