Ebenezer Sprague. Charles is looking to expand the Ingalls empire, but only if Laura can melt the heart of the new miserly banker in Walnut Grove. Plus Harriet gets put in her place and Matt gets a black eye.

There's a new banker in town and he's not looking to make any new friends.   But that's exactly what he finds when he meets Laura at the fishing hole, until he finds out who she.  Can Laura win over the sullen money man?  Will Charles be able to buy more farmland?  Find out on this episode.