Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-31

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent receives pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves to be a pair of pajamas. A letter
hints Of surprise to the wearer. Llghtnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for a smoke. His servant, jenkins,
comes I'm and. failing to recognize Light
nut attempts to put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy, Lightnut changes ms
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with joy. confirming Lightnuts oeHeL
that he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with a Mucous
message from his friend, Jack Billings;
Lghtnut is asked to put up the kd
for the night on his way home from COL
lege- Later Lightnut finds DeaulILul
girl In black pajamaS in his room. Llght-
nut is shocked by the girls drinking,
smoking and slangy talk. She tells MN
her name is Francis and puzzles MN
with a story of her love for her sister s
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
ing the girl is missing and Ldghtnut hur-
ries to the boat to see her OF. lie is &C
..osted bY a husky college boy, who calls
him "Dicky." but he does not see tne
girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Mghtnut They alscoVes
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons oL
the pajamas Billings dons the paJailHs
and retires. Lghtnut later oiscoEettS
Tn his apartment a beefy person IN nut
aon-chop whiskers and wearing pa1alnas,
Jenkins calls the police VINO declare t le
intruder to be q criminal. called oNy
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne IS
Iightnut's guest and appeals to the laL-
Ter in vain He Is hustled off TO Jan
In the morning Ldghtnut IS astonishesi 70
md Billings gone, and more asIonIS sue,
when he gets a message from the lalJeI;
demanding his clothes Iightnut, DOunu
for TarrytOWn, Billings home, discovers
~'Frances" the girl of the pajamas' on
the train Lightnut speaks to her ana al
Iudes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw neF
I'm black pajamas. At Tarrytown FRANCES
is met by a husky college youth, VINO
nails Iightnut as "Dicky." The latter lS-
nOTes the boy, who then threatens 10
thrash him for offending Frances. Lhght-
nut takes the next train home. Blihngs
storms over the outrage or his arrest. ne
and Iightnut discover mysterious chi
Oese characters on the pajamas- Profess
Eor Doozenberry is called in TO lnter2TeC
the hierOgIyphics. He raves over WhaL ne
calls the lost silk of Si-LinS-Chi the
writing declares that a person wearing
the pajamas will take on the seInpldnce
of the previous wearer. The professor
horrows the pajamas for experiment.
billings" dressed in pajamas is found IN
the professors room and is taken nome
in an automobile with Frances and a Wo-
FnaO IJghtnut calls 1.-The trump. Light
nut is angered by 1.-The frump's slander-
nus talk about Francis" Billings Is
taken to his room. servant tens LisnC-
nut that a message has just been re-
revived stating that Billings was under ar.
rest I'm New York for stealing a suit or
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonishes
Iiehtnut with tale of Francis eSca-
pades IAghtnut asks permission to speak
10 Frances" The Judge declares tnat
not another living person would tackle
with the beautiful Frances is greatly
1DySff0od