The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-10

of the encounter he had with a hldeous
Chinaman dressed in pa5amas.
CHAPTER YIN message from his
friend, Jack Billings. Lightnut is asked
To pit up the kid" for the night on his
way home from college. Later Lightnnt
finds beautiful girl In black pajamas IA
CHAPTER vI.-Lightnut IL shocked by
the girls drinking, smoking and slangy
talk
CHAPTER vTI-She tells him her name
is Francis and puzzles him with a story
of her love for her sisters roommate,
named Frances. Next morning the girl
Is missing and Lightnut hurries to the
boat to see her off. He Is accosted by
a husky college boy. who calls him
"Dicky.h but he does not see the girl
CHAPTER vIIr--Jack Billings calls to
spend the night with Lghtnut. They dis
cover pricesless rubies hidden In the but
tons OF the pajamas.
CHAPTER k Billings dons the pa
1amas 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
Gfandpa."
That's Internally rotten Scotch. L
say" he exclaimed with a sort OF
snort Regular sell. by George!'
was glad Billings didn't hear him,
for 1t had been present from him
only the week before.
Suppose III have to 60 the rye"
he grumbled and. grinning at me
familiarly, he poured himself drink.
He tossed 1t of, neat | reflected that
perhaps he would go quietly now
Well" | said, advancing. Il ex.
pect you're anxious to get to your
quarters, so ri say good night" /
extended my hand That ought to
fetch him." | thought, If he's gem
tleman, no matter how jolly corked he
may be-"
In my grasp his hand felt like a
small boxing glove, but when 1
glanced at 1t saw that 1t was not
unusual.
The old duck pumped my arm SOL
EMMY and cast his eyes to the cell
ing
.'Fa-arewe-e-ll, old f-friend!" he
murmured In husky tremolo, defect
Ing the corners OF his mouth and
wagging his bald pate. III / don't
see you again I'll have the river
dragged"
And then, instead of going, dash me
II the old fool didn't flop down into
Billings fayorits chair and reach for
Billings cigarettes that he had left
ON the tabourst.
He waved his hand at me. "Oh, you
so to bed. Lightnut." he said, putting
away with iron nerve. "All the sleeps
out Of me. dammit I'll just SIT here
and read and smoke as long as like,
then I'll go in there and turn in" A
Jerk OF his doddering head indicated
Billings room.
BY Jove. hardly knew what to do!
/ was regularly bowled over. don't
you know. was up against crisis
that's what--a crisis.
"Oh, I say, you know" started
demonstrating, and just then gasped
with relief at the welcome sight OF
Jenkins, peeking round the door
frame behind my visitors back His
finger was on his lips and he beck
oned me earnestly.
At the same moment old whiskers
showed his chair up to the table,,
switched on the reading-lamp and
reached for magazine.
I'm on, sir" whispered jenkins,
as Joined him and we stepped aside.
Hadn't better ring UP the janitor
on my house 'phone?"
by Jove. the very thing" agreed.
For he'll know where this chap be-
longs. A fver, tell him, If he gets
move on. Hurry"
l slipped back into the room as
Jenkins disappeared. The jolly old
barnacle had discarded his cigarette
and was critically selecting cigar
from my humidor.
II don't see why the devil you don't
go to bed" he said, fixing himself
comfortably with two chairs and light
ing up.
Tim not sleepy" | stammered,
perching on the corner of chair
II believe you're lying" he growled, Z
scowling at me; "but II you're not
sleepy, listen to this joke here--it's a
chestnut, but It's Internally good"
| never did know what the Joke
was, for was listening for other
sounds as he read Suddenly heard
a whistle far down In the street; and
/ thought It was followed by pat
ter Of running feet
Then came the quivering rhythm OF
the elevator rapidly ascending, and
while the anecdote was still being
droned out between chuckles. / slipped
out again into the hall and rejoined
Jenkins. a
"Janitor says there's no such tenant
In this building as | described" Jen-
kins impaired hurriedly. Might be
guest, OF course; but he doesn't re-
member ever seeing him. So he whis-
tied for a cop. to be on the safe side,
and caught two. Here they are. sir"
Out from the elevator sprang the
janitor, half-dressed and looking ex-
cited. Close onshis heels came two.
big policemen.