The Forrest City times., 1912-09-13

Rici.ard Lightnu.. an American with an affected English accent. receives pres ant from friend Tn China. The present proves Co be n pair Of paiamas \ letter hints of surprises 10 the wearer. Iightnut dons the pajamaS and late at night gets ID for smoke. His servant. Jenkins comes in and. failing to recognize Light nut. attempts to pu. him out. Thinking the servant crazy. ldghtnut changes his clothes intending to summon help When he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck with joy. confirming Iightnuts belief that he k crazy. Jenkins tells Bightuut of the encounter he had with nideous Chinaman dressed In pajamas In a
 message from his friend. Jack Billings. lightnut Is asked to put up the Kid
 for the night on his way home from col. lege. Later Hghtnut finds beautiful girl In black pajamas in his room. Light nut is shocked by tho girls drinking. smoking and slangy talk She tells him her name Is Francis and puzzles him with story of her love for her sisters room mate. named Frances. Next morn ing tho girl ls missing and fdghtnut hur- ries to the boat Co see her oft. He is ac- eosted by A husky college boy. who cats him "Dicky," but he does not see the girl. Jack Billings calls to spend thc night with Lightnut Theg discover priceless rubies hidden in tho buttons of and retires. Lightnut later discovers in his apartment beefy person in nut ton chop whiskers and wearing pajamas Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
 
 Grandpa" The Intruder declares he is Lightnut's guest and appeals to the lat ter in vain. He is hustled off tn Jati. In the morning Lightnut is astouishet to find Billings gone and more astoDiShed when he gets a message from the latter, demanding his clothes. lAghtnut, bound for Tarrytown. Billings home. discovers Frances" the girl of the pajamas on the train. IIghtuut speaks tO her and all fudes 10 the night before. Ste declares Indignantly that IAghtnnt never saw her t.f r4TF is met by a husky college youth. who halls idghtnut as tDicky." The latter ig nores the boy. who then threatens to thrash him for offending Frances. Light nut takes the next train home. Billings storms over the outrage of his arrest. iie and lightnut discover mysterious Chi nese characters on the pajamas Prot"s= aor Doozenberry is called in tn interpret the hierogiyphlcs He raves oyer W4idt Ee aiis the lost silk of Si-iing t5ai. The writing declares that | person wearing the pajamas will take on the senblanCe of the previous wearer. The professor borrows the pajamas for experiment Killings" dressed in pajamas l. found in the professors room ard k tdkSu home n an automobile with Frances and Wo= man Lightuut calls the trump Light- nut is angered by the trump,s islander. ous talk about "Francis "BHitugs' ts taken to his room. X servant tells Light nut that message has just been Pc ceived stating that Bittiugs WAS under ar rest in New York fnr stealing T suit of htnck pafa1Has Judge Billings astanjshes i1ghtnut With tale of Francis. esca= paaes iightnut asks permission io speak to Frances The judge declares that not another living person would tackle fhe job, and Lightuut. his mind occupied with the beautiful Frances. ts greatly mystihed. Policeman OK ctfe returns the black pajamas aud Lightuut sends them to Billings room. Lightuut has an inter ostinc hour with Frances, He tells of the things the judge has been saying about Frances" much to Frances amuse- ment Judge Billings refuses n inter cede for q man under arrest claiming to he his son Jack. The judge prom sss lack to wear the paIamas that night Next morning Jenkins tells Iishtnut he saw him dightnuU fighting with youth h the library during the night Jack Billings tells lIghtuut the judge Is going t3 send Frances to reformatory.