The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-14
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CHAPTER I.-Richard Lightnut. an
American with an affected English ac-
cent, receives presnt from a tr1end
in China.
CHAPTER 1.-THE present proves
to be pair of pajamas. A letter hints
of surprises to the wearer.
CHAPTER II.-Lightnut dons the pa
samas and late at night gets up for q
smoke. His servant. Jenkins. comes IN
and, falling to recognize Lghsnut, ae-
want crazy, Lghtnut changes his clothes
intending to summon help. When he re-
eppears jenkins falls on his neck with
10Y, confirming Lghtnut's belief that he
~ crazy.
CHAPTER Iv.-Jenkins tells Lightnut
Of the encounter he had with q hideouS
Chinaman dressed In pajamas.
CHAPTER Vim message from his
friend, Jack Billings, Lightnut is asked
TO put up ''the kid" for the night on his
way home from college. Later Lightnut
ands beautiful girl in black pajamas il
his room.
CHAPTER vI.-Iishtnut Is shocked by
the girls drinking, smoking and slangy
talk.
CHAPTER vIJ-she tells him her nane
On Francis and puzzles him with story
OF her love for her sisters roommate,
ID missing and Lightnut hurries to the
boat to see her of. He is accosted by
q husky college boy. who calls him
''Dicly." but he does not nee the girl.
CHAPTER vIH-Jack Billings calls to
spend the night with Lightnut. They DIS
cover pricesless rubies hidden In the but
tons Of the pajamas.
CHAPTER M-Bnlinss dons the pa
5amas and retires.
CHAPTER X-Lightnut later discovers
IN his apartment beefy person in NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas.
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
Intruder to be criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa"
CHAPTER xI-The intruder declares
he is Lightnut's guest and appeals to the
satter in vain.
&C CHAPTER x11-He is hustled off to
CHAPTER KILN the morning Light
nut is astonished to find Billings gone,
and more astonished when he gets mes
clothes. Lightnut, bound for Tarrytown.
Billings home, discovers Frances, the
girl Of the paiamas, on the train.
her and alludes to the night before. She
declares Indignantly that Lightnut never
saw her in black pajamas. At TarrytowR
Frances is met by a husky college youth,
who halls Lghtnut as .Dfcky Ihe iat-
ter ignores the boy, who then threatens
to thrash him for offending Frances.
Lightnut takes the next train home.
CHAPTER Xv-Billings storms over
The outrage Of his arrest. He and Light
ters on the pajamas.
CHAPTER xvI-Professor Doozenber-
~ is called in to interpret the hero
glyphics.
CHAPTER xvII-He raves over what
he calls the lost silk Of Si-Ling-Chi.
CHAPTER xvIII-The writing declares
that person wearing the paJamas Will
take on the semblance of the previous
wearer. The professor borroWS the pa
jamas for experiment.
CHAPTER XIx-"Billings'' dressed in
pajamas is found in the professors room
and is taken home in an automobile with
Frances and a woman Lightnut calls
'"the trump
CHAPTER Xx-Lightnut is angered by
'tthe frump's" slanderous talk about
'Francis."
CHAPTER XXI-'Billings" is taken 70
his room servant tells Lightnut that
O message has just been received statng
that Billings was under arrest In New
York for stealing suit OF black pa
3amas.
CHAPTER OII-Judge Billings aston
ishes Lightnut with tale Of Francis es-
capades. Lightnut asks permission to
speak to Frances.
D CHAPTER XXIII-The judge declares
that not another living person would
tackle the job, and Lightnut. his mind
occupied with the beautiful Frances, is
greatly mysti6ed.
CHAPTER xXIv-Policeman O'Keefe
returns the black pajaInas and Lightnut
sends them to Billings room.
CHAPTER XXv-Lightnut has an in
teresting hour with Frances.
CHAPTER xxvI-He tells of the things
the judge has been saying about
seFranciss" much to Frances amuse-
ment.
CHAPTER XxVII-Judge Billings re-
fuses to intercede for man under ar-
rest claiming to be his son Jack. Light.
nut is disgusted by the judges praise Of
Miss kirkland. thinking ''the trump is
referred to. The judge promises Jack"
to wear the pajamas that night.
CHAPTER XVIII - Next morning
jenkins tells Lightnut he saw him Night-
NUT fighting with a youth in the library
during the night. Lightnut is bewildered.
CHAPTER XxIx-Jack Billings tells
4 &Lightnut the judge is going. to send
&F'rancis to a reformatory. Col. Francis
RKirkland is expected.
I'D CHAPTER XXx-Lightnut is attacked
by man he takes for the chaufteur, VINO
objects to his attentions to Frances.
Later Lightnut meets Colonel kirkland,
who is the image Of Foxy Grandpa"
CHAPTER HNNls
The Club.
I didn't go in to luncheon.