Episode 9 aired on NBC Radio November 15, 1953. The day of the box supper auction and square dance. Grace Proudley, the organizer, wants Britt to attend. Britt notices a clash of personalities between Spud Hooker and Tom Leveret when both men bid for the supper. A killer escapes from jail and shoots the sheriff. Two rivals both try to recapture him, with Britt Ponset riding with one of them.