Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-27

Richard Eghtnut. an American with al
affected English accent. receives a pres
Snt from a friend In China. The present
proves to be a pair OF paJamas. A letter
pons tho pajamas and late at night geti
~ for . smoke. His servant. Jenkins,
Comes In and. falling to recognize Light
nut. attempts to put him out. Thinking
me servant crazy. Lightnut changes his
eiothes intending TO summon help. When
n9 reappears jenkins falls on his neck
With Joy. confirming %LIghtnut's belief
that he Ia crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut Of
ne encounter no had with a hldeous
p.e:sage from his friend. Jack Billings.
HAshtnut 10 asked % put UP "the KID"
Tor the night on his way horne from col.
sesr.. Later Lightnut Ind a beautiful
E,n !. black paj%maS IN his room LlFht-
Hmoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles him
with a story OF her love for her sisters
Foom.mate. named Frances. Next morn
TIES p tho boat to soc her on. He In ac-
costed BY n husky college boy, who calls
him "Dibky," but he does not see the
girl Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Lightnut. They discover
Pricelesr rubies hidden In the buttons Of
ana reures. Lightnut later discovers
IN his apartment n beefy person In NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas.
jenkins calls the police, who declare tho
intruder to be n criminal, called Foxy
GRANDPA The intruder declares he Is
iAghtnutg guest and appeals to the lat
ter In vain. He Is hustled off to jail.
IN the morning Lightnut Is nstonlshed to
mo billings gone. and more astonished
demanding his clothes Lishtnut, bound
for Tarrytown. Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl OF the pajamas. on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares !
IN black pajdmaH. At Tarrytown Frances
u met by "A husky college youth, who
halls LiRhtnut ms "DIcky." The latter ig-
nores the boy, who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
and LiRhtnut discover mysterious Chi
ncse characters on the pnianas. Profess
sor .D~ooZenberry Ia called In to interpret
the hie%roglyphics. He raves over what he
writing declares that a person Wearing
the .pajamas will yake on the semblance
OF the previous voarer. The professor
boIYows the pnjsmas for experiment.
..Billings' dressed In pajaraas In found In
the professors room md IL taken homo
in an automobile with Frances and n wo-
man Lightnut calls "the trump" Light
nut Ia nngered by "the frump's SANDER
Gus talk about "Francis.' Billings" 10
to his room. A servant tells Light
nut that n message has Just been re-
ceivcd stating that Billings was under ar
rest In New York for stealing a suit OF
black pnjamas. Judge Billings astonlshes
with a tale OF Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut nsks permission to speak
Frances The Judge declares that
not another living. person would tackle
the Job, and LightNut, his mind occupied
with tho beautiful Frances, II greatly
Policeman O'Keefe returns the
pajamas and Lightnut sends them
10 Billings room tightnut has an inter-
esting hour with Frances. He tells Of the
things the Judge has been saying about
frances much to Frances amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses to inter-
cede for n man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack to wear the pajamas that night.
morning Jenkins tells Lightnut he
saw him 0ightnuU fighting with a youth
In the library during tho night.
CHAPTER xxvlil.-(contlnued.1
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