Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-12-11

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent, receives a pres
Snt from friend In China. The present
proves 70 be a pair OF paJamas. letter
hints OF surprises 70 the Wearcr. IAghtnut
dons the pajamas and late al night gets
up Tor a smoke. His servant, Jenkins
comes In and. failing 10 recognize Light
nut attempts to put him out Thinking
the servant crazy, Llghtnut changes hA
clothes intending 10 summon help When
ne reappears Jenkins falls on his meek
with JOY, confirming Lightnuts beheI
that he Is crazy jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed IN palamas IN
message from his friend, Jack Billings;
Iightnut Is asked TO put up the kld
Cor the night on his way home from col,
tege. Later Lightnut finds beauutul
girl in black pajamas IN his room; Light
nut II shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk She tells MIN
her name ls Francis and puzzles him
with a story OF her love for her sister
ing the girl Is missing and Llghtnnt hur-
Ties TO the boat to see her on. lie ~ az
costed by husky college boy. who cails
him "Dicky," but he does not see me
girl Jack Billings calls 20 spend tne
night with Lightnut They discover
priceless rubles hidden In the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings donH the palAInas
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment a beefy person IN NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing paJam9s.
Jenkins calls the police who declare the
Intruder 10 be a criminal called toNy
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne Is
Iightnuts guest and appeals 10 tho lat
ter in vain. He Is hustled OF 10 jan,
In the morning Llghtnut Is astonlsheI 20
md Billings gone, and more astonlstteu
when he gets a message from the iatter,
demanding his clothes. Iightnut: bouno
for Tarrytown, Billings home, discovers
'Frances," the girl Of the palamas', on
the train. Ilghtnut speaks 10 her ana al
Iudes to the night before She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw neI
IN black patamas. Al TarrytoWn FianJes
is met by a husky college youth, WHO
halls IIghtnut as "Dicky." The latter ~
nores the boy, who then threatens 70
thrash him for offending Frances. Lishl-
nut takes the next train home. Bluln4s
storms over the outrage OF his arrest re
and Ilghtnut discover mysterious chi
uese characters on the pajamas. fIoles.
sor Doozenberry Is called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over WhaS me ne
calls the lost silk or Si-Llng-Chl' ne
writing declares that person wearing
the pajamas will take on the semolance
OF the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the pajamas for experiment
"Bilings" dressed IN pajamas Is tound IN
the professors room and Is taken nome
in an automobile with Frances ana a Wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump. L.lS L.-
nut Is angered by "the frump's SANDER
GUS talk about Francis 'Biliings Is
taken to his room. servant tells LlBht-
nut that message has just been re-
ceiyed stating that Billings was undet ar.
rest in New York for stealing a suit OF
black pajamas. Judge Billings aslohlsnes
IJgbtnut with a tale of Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut asks permission to speak
10 "Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would Jackie
tbe toh and Iightnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances is greatly
rnystifed Policeman O.Keefe returns the
black pajamas and Lightnut sends mem
IN Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances He tells or the
things the Judge has been saying about
''Frances" much to Frances amuse-
nlent. Judge Billings refuses TO inter
rede for n man under arrest claiming "a
be his son Jack The Judge promises
Jack to wear the pajamas that night
Next morning Jenkins tells Llghtnut ht
I'm the library during the night. JacB
Billings tells Lightnut the judge Is Bolhs
90 send Frances to a reformatory.