Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-25
SYNOPSIS.

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 surprises to the wearer. LtShtnut
dOns the pajamas and late at night gets
Up for q smoke. His servant Jenkins
comes in and, falling to recognize Llght-
nut attempts to put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy, Lightnut changes ms
clothes intending to summon heIp. Wnen
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with joy, confirming Lghtnuts DeheL
that he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed in pajamas. In a
message from his friend, Jack BlllngS,
Lghtnut is asked to put up the kld
Iege. Later Lightnut finds a beautIul
girl in black pajamas in his room; IAghI-
nut is shocked by the girls drinking,
smoking and slangy talk. She tells nm
with a story of her love for her sister
room mate, named Frances Next morn
ing the girl IS missing and Lightnut hur-
Ties to the boat to see her oil. lie IS az
costed by a husky college boy, who cans
him "Dicky." but he does not see the
girl Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Iightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OIL
the pajamas. Billings dons the paJamas
and retires Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment a beefy person IN nut
tOn-chop whiskers and wearing paJamas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare lne
intruder to be a criminal, called oAy
Iightnut's guest and appeals to the az
ter in vain. He is hustled OF 10 jan
In the morning Lightnut is astomshed TO
find Billings gone. and more astoIIsneo
when he gets a message from the latter;
demanding his clothes. LightEut, bound
for Tarrytown, Billings home. discovers
s'Frances D." the girl of the paJamas, on
the train. Iightnut speaks to her ana al
Iudes to the night before. she oecIdI es
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw ner
In black patamas. At TarrytoWn FRANCES
ae college
halls IAghtnut as "Dicky." The latter lg-
nores the boy. who then threatens 10
thrash him for offending Frances. Llght-
nut takes the next train home. Billings
and Lightnut discover mysterlouS en-
nese characters on the pajalnas. Profes1
sor Doozenberry is called In to interpret
fine hieroRlyphics He raves over what he
calls the lost silk OF Si-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that person wearing
the pajamas will take on the seLno snIcs
of the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the pajamas for experiment.
s'BilIings'' dressed in patamas is found In
the professors room ana Is taken zen no ylo9
man Iightnut calls the trump Light
nut is angered by the frump,s slander-
GUS talk about "Francls. B sun 49, 70
taken to his room. A servant tells Light
nut that a message has just been re-
ceived stating that Billings was under ar.
tIsck naiamas. Judge Billings astonishes
IIghtnut with a tale of Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut asks permission to speak
not another living person would tackle
the Job, and Lightnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances, Is greatly
mystified. Policeman O,keefe returns the
black patamas 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
''F'v3nces" 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 Lghtnut he
saw him Q-ightnuO fighting with youth
in the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells Lightnut the judge is going
TO send Frances to a reformatory. Light
nut IS attacked by a man he takes for
the chauffeur, who objects to his atten-
lions to Frances. Later Lightnut meets
Colonel Kirkland, who is the image OF
''Foxy Grandpa" Professor Doozenberry
clears up the various entanglenents by
explaining the secret Of the haunted pa
Jamas