Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-11

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent. receives a pres.
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves to be a pair Of pajamas letter
dons the pajamss and late at night gets
UP for smoke. His servant, jenkins.
nomes in and falling to- to reeognize, ,insing Llshs
the servant crazy. Lightnut changes his
clothes intending to summon help, When
he JenRns falls h,s beef
that he is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
messase aasn from aneisfa lis friend Jack plliings
Lightnut is asked to put up the KID
for the night on his way home from col;
girl in black pajamas in his room: Light
nut is shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells Mn, him
with story of her love for her sisters
room mate, named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl, is missing and Lightnut hur-
costed by husky college boy. who calls
sirI; lack Billings calls to- to spend s;doosss the
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the Pajamas
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pa1amas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder to be criminal sainees called he 3
ter in vain. He is hustled off to jail.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonished to
find Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets a message from the latter,
demanding his clothes. Llghtnut, bound
for sbs Ell o the on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her ana al
ludes to the night before. She declares res
bas ha shtnst
halls Isl IAEhtnut as %bieky: The latte. M is, 8
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
and Llghtnut discover mysterious Chi
sor Doozenberry is called In to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk Of si-Lins-chi. The
the 't pa1amas viii take on the semblance
of the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the pa1amas for experiment.
the professors room and is taken home
In an automobile with Frances and wo-
man Iightnut calls the trump" Light
ous ous 's talk ans1sea about .Franeis Rilings is
taken to his room. servant tells Light
nut that message has lust been been re-
rest in New York for stealing suit, of
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonishes
ghtnt With tae OF to speak
to Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job, and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
mystifed Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
to Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells of the
things the judge has been saying about
"Franc6s," much to Frances " amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses to Inter-
cede for man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack. The judge promises
Jack to wear the pajamas that night.
Next morning Jenkins tells Lightnut he
in the library during the night Jack
Billings tells Lghtnut the judge Is going
to send Frances TO reformatory. Light
nut is attacked by man he takes for
the chauffeur who objects to his atten-
tions to Frances. Later Lightnut meets
Colonel Kirkland. who Is the image of
Foxy Grandpa" Professor DooZenberry
clears up the various entanglements by
explaining the secret of the haunted pa
jamas.