Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-20

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent, receives pres.
ent from friend In China. The present
proves to be pair Of pajamas. a letter
hints OF surprises to the wearer lightnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gers
UP for smoke. His servant, Jenkins
comes In and failing to recognize Light
nut, attempts to put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy, Lightnut changes ms
clothes Intending to summon help, When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his NECK meek
with JOY, confirming Iightnuts oeiiet
that he is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
message from his friend, Jack Billings:
Lightnut is asked to put up the KID
for the. night on his way home from col
girl IN black pajamas In his room lhght-
nut Is shocked by the girls drinking,
smoking and slangy, talk. She tells him iIr
with story of her love for her sisters
roommate! named Frances. Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Lishtnut hur- I
costed by a husky college boy, who calls
him "Dicky" but he does not see the the
girl Jack billings calls TO-, to spend g,aooT1 the
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
The pajamas Billings dons the pajama2
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment n beefy person In NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pejamas.
Jenkins calls the police, who. declare the
intruder to be a criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares he is
Lightnut's guest and, appeals to the lat lat
ter in vain. He is hustled on to jail.
In the morning 1ightnut is astonisheH 20
find Billings gone and more astonished
demanding his clothes Lightnut, bound
for TarrytoWbm vbs G3r 5Ings ns the eoi paiamss on
the train. Llghtnut speaks to her ana al-
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never never saw saw nnee nes
is met by a husky college youth, who
halls Lishtnut as '.Dicky" The latter ig-
nores the hoy. who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
, nut takes the next train home. Billings
storms over the outrage of his arrest be
and Iightnut discover mysterious chi
ncse characters on the pajar1as. Profes.
sor Doozenberry is called in to interpret
The hierogyphIcs. He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chi The
writing declares that a person wearing
the pajamas will take on the semblnnce
of the previous wearer. The professor
hnrrows the paiamGs for experiment
Billings" dressed in pajamas is found In
the professors room and is taken home
in nm automobile with Frances and a wo-
man LiGhtnut calls the trump. Li9ht-
nut is nnGered by "the frump's SANDER
Gus talk about Francis Billings" is
taren to his room. servant tells Light
rcived stating that Billings was under ar.
rest In New York for stealing suit or
Hack pajamas Judge Billings astonishes
Iightnut with a tale of Francis esca-
uades Lightnut asks permission to speak
TO "Frances." The judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
tho Job. and Lightnut, his mind occupied
vim the beautiful Frances. is greatly
lnystihed. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
hlacls pnjamas and Lightnut sends them
to Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
csting 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 a man under arrest claiming to
he his son Jack. The Judge promises
Next morning Jenkins tells Lghtnut he
saw him UAghtnut) fighting with a youth
in the library during the night.
CHAPTER -(Continued.)
Jenkins proceeded rapidly: You
was cording a dressing-robe about you
as you came in and see a glimpse