The Forrest City times., 1912-08-30

Richard fightnut. an American with n affected English accent receives :. pres ent from friend in China. The present proves to be q pair of paiamas. \ letter hints of surprises to the wearer. IIshtnut nons the pajamas and late at night gets up Tor smoke. His servant. jenkss. comes in and. falling to recognize Light nut, attempts to put him out Thinking the servant crazy, Itghtnut changes his clothes intending to summon hep When no reappears Jenkins falls on his neck with joy. confirming Lightnutis belief mat he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut of the encounter he had with a hideous Gninaman dressed in .patamas In message from his friend. Jack Billings.
 dgntnut IS asked 10 put up "the kid
 Tor tho night on his way home from col iege Later Iightnut finds beautiful elri Tn black pajamas in his room. Light nut IS shocked by tho girls drinking. smoking and slarCy talk. She tells him Der name is Francis and puzzles him with a story of her love for her sister 8 room mate. named Frances. Next morn Ing the girl is missing and Etghtuat hur- res ta the boat ta see her off He Is ac- costed hY husky college boy. who calls him "Dieky." but he does not see the girl. Jack Billings calls ta spend the night with Liehtnut.. They. discover priceless rubies hidden in tEe buttons of the paJamas. Billings dous the patamas and retiTes. Ightuut later discovers Tn hls apartment q beefY person in nut ion.chop whlskers and wearing pajamas. Jenkins calls the police. who declare the Intruder to be a criminal. called "FoSV Grandpa. The intruder declares he ts ldghtnut's guest and appeals To the lat ter in vain, He is hustled of to jail In the morning LightnGt Is astonishea ta ma mo Billings gone, and more astnnishsd when he gets q message from the latter, demahdiag his clothes. Lightnut bound Tor Tarrytown. Billings home. discovers
 frances.' the girl af the nal1mas on the train. iightnut speaks to her and ai- ludes to the night before She declares Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her Tn black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances halls iiehtnut as ''Dickv" The latter ig nores the boy. who then threatens to thrash him for offending Frances. Light nut takes the next train home. Billings storms over the outrage ofthis arrest He and 1ightnut discover mysterious Chi nese characters on the pajamas. Profes- the hierogiyphies. He raves over what he calls the lost silk of Si-Liuc-Chi The writing declares that a person wearing the pajamas. will take on the semh'ance of the previous wearer, The professor borrows the paiamas for experiment.. Billings" dressed in paiamas Is found In the professor room and IS t"ten nome in an automobile with Frances and n wa- man I1ghtnut calls 'the trump" Light nut is angered by the frumps slander- ous talk about Francis Billings" Is taken to his room. servant tells Light nut that a message has just been re- ceved stating that Billings was under ar rest In New York for stealing a suit of black pajamas. Judge Billings astonis'es tfghtnut with n tale of Frane3s' esea- pades. Lfghtnut asks permission 10 speak to Frances" The judge declares that not another living person would tackle he Job. and Lightnut. hls mind occupied with the beautiful Frances is greatly lnystifed Policeman O'Keefe returns tho black paiamas and Tightnut sends them to Billings room. Iaiehtuut has an inter csting hour with Frances He tells of the things the judge has been saving about ''Frances." much to +'Frances' afnuse- ment. Judge Billings refuses to inter cede for man under arrest claiming to be his son Jack.