Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

Richard LiRhtnut. an American with ar
Anected English accent, receives "a pres
snt from a friend In China. The present
proves TO be a pair OF paJamas. A letter
nlnts or surprises TO the wearer. Lightnut
dons the paJamas and late at night gets
up for a smoke. His servant, Jenkins.
comes In and. falling to recognize Light
nut. attempts to put him out Thinking
the servant crazy. lJEhtnut changes his
clothes Intending to summon help. When
ne res ppears jenkins falls on his neck
With Joy. confirming Lightnuts belief
that ne is crazy. Jenkins tells Iightnut OF
the encounter he had with n hideouS
ChlnhiuHn dressed In palamas. In II
nessagc from his friend. jack BlllingA
Lightnut IS asked to put up the Kid
FOR the night on his way homo from col,
tege. Later Lightnut finds a beautiful
girl In black pajamaS In his room, Light
nut Is shocked by the girls drinking,
smoking and slangy talk. 81 @ tells nun
with n story Of hHr love for her sisters
Toum-rnato. named Frances. Next morn
Ing the gin IA missing and Llghinut hur-
mes TO the boat 20 zee her off. He Is &C
posted by n husky college boy, who calls
him "Dicky," but he does not see the
Girl, Jack Billings calls TO spend the
night with Lightnut, They. discover
priceless rublcs hidden In the buttons or
The pata,nas. Billings dons the paJamas
and tctircs. Iightnut later discovers
In his apartment n beefy person In NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing phjamas,
Jenkins calls the poAce, who declare tle
Intruder to be a criminal, called roxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares he IL
Lightnut's guest and appeals to tho lat
In the morning Iightnut In astonlshed 10
IND Billings gone, and more astonlshed
when he gets "A message from the ialtel;
demanding his clothes. Llghtnut, bound
for 1arrytown. Billings home, discovers
Frances the girl Of the paJamas. on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her ana a.
ludes to tho night before. She declares
Indignantly that Llghtnht never saw her
In black pajamas, At Thrrytown FRANCES
II met by IA husky college youth. VINO
halls Lghtnut IN ''DIcky." The latter lg-
nores tho boy. who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. llght
nut takes the next train home. Bli'Hgs
stOrma over the outrage or ms arrest 70
and ~IJghtnut discover mysterious en-
nea. characters on the pajamas. Prores
sor lloozcnbcrry IL called In to Interpret
the Nieroglyphics lie raves over what ne
calls the lost silk OF s~l-Ihng-chl The
declares that a person wearing
che pajninas viii take on the semblance
the prcyious wearer. The professor
tho pajamns for experiment.
I'Billings" dressed In pajanas Is round In
the professors room ana IL taken hone
In an automobile with Frances ana a wo-
man JIghtnut calls the trump Light
nut 10 fingered by "the frump,s Islander
mis- talk about "Francis.' Billings" Is
taken TO his room. A servant tells Light.
nut that a message has just been re-
peived stating that Billings was under ar.
In New York for stealing a suit or
black pajamas. Judge Billings ~astonishes
Aghtnut with IA tale Of Francis esca-
pades. Iightnut asks permission to spenk
10 Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
he Job. and |fightnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances, Is greatly
nystlned. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
~paiarnas and lightnnt sends them
o billings" room. Lightnut has an inter-
sitting hour with Frances. lie tells OF the
.hings the Judge has been saying about
Frances" much TO "%f'rnnces' nmuse-
nent. Judge Billings refuses to inter
'ede for n man under arrest claiming to !
,e his son Jack. The Judge promises
lack to wear the paiamns that night. ,
Next morning jenkins tells IAghtnut he ]
him tLightnuU fighting with u youth
II the library during the night. Jack /
billings tells lightnut the Judge Is going
o send Frances TO II rcformatory. Light
,ut IL attacked by n man he takes for /
he chauffeur. who objects TO his atten-
ions to Frances.