The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-09-06

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China" Billings explained. "H'm!-In
the neck, professor mean inside the
collar" he said. approaching the to-
ble-"there's some kind Of freak let
tering. Looks foolish to me-"
The professor looked perplexed.
II mean, looks like 1t was done by
some one who was batty-had wheels,
you know; probably some chink whose
biscuit was drifty," fioundered Bill
ings. "You understand"
The professor didn't. I knew that
jolly we'll by the way he cooked his
head on one side, standing like a puz-
zled crow, don't you know.
"Ha! l fear l do not as l should"
he said with an apologize cough.
Perhaps l do not intelligently and
logically follow your deductions be-
cause your premises are inscrutable
until l have seen the lettering. All"
Out came glasses and lens and he
bent over the collar eagerly.
The professors lips moved rapidly
and his visage twisted into a horrible
frown.
why, why-a-what!" With mouth
open, and gripping the pajamas tight
ly. he glared at US each in turn.
"Oh, imp~ossible!" he rasped harsh
ly, seizing the lens and bending again.
neutrality-suspicious. - tut, tut.
what nonsense!"
The glass swept the lines rapidly.
Suddenly, with a cry, the professor
dropped the lens. a violent start al
most lifting him from the floor.
Ridiculous, I say! Poof!" He
snapped his fingers. "Necromancy and
thaumaturgy transmitted in pajamas!
Absurd"
"Pifle!" said Billings emphatically.
Don't know what they are" he whis-
pered to me. but I'll take a hundred
to-one shot on anything he says. The
professors a corker!"
by Jove!" l remarked. Perhaps
| Professor Huckleberry won't mind
; telling us"
What l think, gentlemen? What
, could I think but what l am sure is
! your own conclusion-thOugh you
l have generously and considerably left
> me to form my opinion-namely,
> that the claim of supernatural at
tributes of these garments is prepos-
ferrous. Enchanted pajamas! Haunted
" pajamas! Poof! Nursery lore; chill
dren's fairy tales! Ghosts. gentle
NEE? Tut, tut-nonsense!"
He snorted Indignantly.
"Ghosts!" faltered Billings.
"Oh, l say!" l rather gasped. Dash
e me IL it didn't give me a turn, rather!
The professor shrugged his shout
ders.
:. What other Interpretation is admis
sible, gentlemen" he questioned some
= what peevishly, taking up the coat
. Here, We have the royal insignia O
!. the cruel emperor, Kee, and we not
that these garments were given som'
one in his court by the alleged sor
cerer, Fuh-keen. Perhaps it was re
venge-perhaps some court plot II
which Fuh-keen, for reasons OF nj
own. was an active participant; 1t I
of no Importance, that part Of 1t. s.
much for the first line; but now W
come"
He paused to polish his spectacles
Tell me-" he said more cheerfully
do our free translations of the idee
graphs so far agree in essentials
eh?"
Like as two peas!" Billings d.
clared with manifest enthusiasm.
The professor looked gratitied an
bowed.
Nov we come to the second lin
or. more strictly speaking, column,
he said, Strengthening impressivel,
Here we find the astonishing clail
" made that there will be a change
metamorphosis of any kind of anim'
life that these habiliments enshrou
UNI"
The great man breathed heavily an
batted 1T us over his glasses.
"Crsdat Judaeus apella-eh. gentl
. mem" And he winked knowingl
Dashed II he didn't almost catch n
swallowing a yawn, too! For l hadr
n Idea what he was talking abo'
or driving at. and, by Jove, l did kno
was getting devilish sleepy.
The professor waved his glasse
did you ever read such a childis
- ridiculous, e~xtravagant ass%everation
he demanded.
"Ass-eh? should say sol"
worked this of Indignantly.
"Tommyrot!" murmured Billings a
. sently. He seemed thoughtful.
| was thoughtful, too-wonderin
by Jove, whether the professor wou
20 soon, 80 we could turn In and 6
the earlier start tomorrow up t
river. But chiefly l was wonderil
wistfully II Frances would still
angry with me.
Moreover" broke in the prof
scr's voice as he turned again to t
INT lettering, ito assert further that the
lit will be a semblance-not actual, e
tlemen, mind o but an optical II
he sion-taking the form OF. some cr'
nee ture of the same kind that this silk
but tenement has previously inclosed.
YER I'm other words, gentlemen. II