Gilpin observer., 1912-05-23

left to write. horizontally: they mourn
In white instead Of black. and they
are awfully honest and pay their
debts.
But there II one other point Of dif.
ference still queerer: they wear pa
1amas all day. while We wear them
only at night"
Here l yawned. Always hate that
heavy, historical. instructive stun. you
know. II you have to hear It, gives
you headache. unless you can slip on
to sleep first.
So l reached the letter up to Jen.
hns.
Just run over the rest of 1t your
self. and see If he says anything about
his present." said. settling comfort
ably. Clever idea Of mine. don't you
think?
And was Just dropping my head
to have snug little nap-just little
forty, you know-when, dash me. II
l didn't have another idea! Awfully
annoying. time like that
Mind is SO devilish alert, dash It'll
Always doing things like that: can't
seem to get over It. you know. And
and got me all reused mp was nothing
more or less than to unite the string
myself and see what the thing was.
See?
II believe, SIR" said Jenkins. look
ing up. the gentleman has sent you
h'm-has sent you"
"By Jove. q suit Of pajamasl" e1'
claimed, holding them up.
1t was neck and neck. but beat
Jenkins to It, after all!
Gentleman says, SIR" continued
Jenkins. studying the letter, that his
present Of a pair Of paJamas may
seem surprising. but you won't know
how surprising until you have worn
them"
Jolly likely" admitted. feeling
the silk. By Jove. 1t was the finest.
yet thinnest stun l ever saw, soft a.
rose leaves and as filmy light az q
spiders web. Not bad, that. for Q
comparison, eh? Caught the idea
from q vase of full-blown roses that
were beginning to shed their petals
there on the table. And on one Of
the blossoms was a little brown
spider. Catch the idea7 Suggested
SPIDERS web. you know.
They're rather red. sir" jenkins
commented dubiously.
Red? Well, I should say! N.Y.!
How jolly red they were! We spread
them under the light, and the red
seemed to flow all over the table and
fall from the edge. Why. they were
as red as
tried to think Of something they
were as red as. but somehow l
couldn't fetch the idea. thought OF
red ink and blood and fireworks, but
they didn't seem to be up to them at
all. And a big. velvety petal that
dropped from one of the crimson
roses Just seemed brown beside
them.
was wondering whether the little
spider was curious about the jolly red
color there below him. And Just then
Jenkins hand went out and swept at
the little thread. The spider dropped
and shot into fold of the pa1amas.
Il say! Look out!" exclaimed as
Jenkins made another clutch. Don't
mash the beast on the silk: you'll ruin
1.-THE silk. mean!"
There 1t goes, sir!" said Jenkins
eagerly. "Over by your hand"
mo; by Jove; he's gone into a leg
OF the pa1amas! Here. shake him
out-gently now!"
Jenkins lifted the garment gingerly
and lightly shook It. But nothing
came forth.
why don't you look in the Leg"
said. "and see II you can see it,"
jenkins peered down one OF the
silken tubes and forthwith dropped II
with a yell. He jumped back.
Look out, SIR" he cried excitedly
don't touch 'em! There's tarantula
in there big as a sand crab, and it's
alive"
backed nervously from the crum.
pied crimson pile on the floor.
Crimson?
OF course. I knew It was crimson
It must be the shadow Of the table
there that made the things SO dark
black. in fact. But my mind was on
the tarantula; and I was thinking that
It must have been wrapped with the
pajamas. Yet could not understand
how this could be, considering how
tightly the things had been rolled.
Anyhow. It was there: and jenkins
pointed excitedly.
Look, sir! You can see It moving
under the sikh"
BY Jove. SO you could% And the
thing seemed nearly as big az . rat
II was making for the end Of the leg.
I climbed upon q chair.
Get a club" exclaimed. and
smash the thing as 1t comes outi"
Jenkins rushed out and returned
with brassie
Careful now" warned from the
chair. Don't 60 and hit the dashed