Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent, receives a pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves TO be pair of patamas. letter
hints OF surprise to the Wearer. 1ightnut
dOns the pajamas and late at night gets
up for smoke. His servant, Jenkins,
comes In and. failing to recognize Light
nut, attempts to put him out. Thinking
tne servant crazy, Lightnut changes MS
clothes intending to summon help. When
ne reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
mat re is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with a hldeouS
Chinaman dressed in pajamas. In
message from his friend, Jack Billings;
1ABhtnut is asked to put up the kld
FOR the night on his way home from col
Iege. Later Lightnut finds beautful
nut is shocked by the girls drinking,
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name is Francis and puzzles MIN
with a story Of her love for her sisters
roommate. named Frances Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hur-
ries to the boat to see her off. He Is &C
coSted by a 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 rubies hidden In the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pajamas
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
IN his apartment a beefy person in NUT
lOn-chOp Whiskers and wearing paJamas
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
intruder TO be a criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares he is
lIghtnutS guest, and appeals to the lat
ter in vain. He is hustled off to jail
In the morning Lightnut Is astOnished to
ind Billings gone, and more astonshed
when he gets a message from the latter,
demanding his clothes. Lightnut 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
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
in black pajamas. At TarrytOWn Frances
IS met by a husky college youth, who
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 lie
and Lightnut discover mysterious chi
nese characters on the pajamas. Profess
sor DOOZenberry is called in to interpret
the hierOglyphiCS. He raves over what he
calls the lost silk Of Sf-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that a person wearing
The pajamas will take on the semblance
Of the previous wearer. The professor
bOrrOWs the pajamas for experiment
Billings dressed in pajamas is found in
the professors room and Is taken home
IN an automobile with Frances and WO-
man Lghtnut calls the trump" Light
nut is angered by 'the frump's SANDER
talk about FRANCIS" Billings is
taken to his room. A servant tells Light
nut that a message has just been re-
.cived stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New York for stealing a suit of
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonishes
Iightnut with tale Of Francis esca-
Dades Iightnut asks permission to speak
TO Frances" The judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job. and IiGhtnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
mYstified. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
TO Billings room, Lightnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances