The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-06

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
Affected English accent. receives pres.
snt from q friend In China The presen,
hints OF surprises to the wearer. Lghtnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for q smoke. His servant; Jenkins
sus attempts s aa I. ss put him out Thinsns
che servant crazy. Lightnut changes his
clothes intending 70 summon help, wn nen
he. reappears jenkins fails on ms nssS
that he IL crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut or
thc encounter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed In patannas In
IIghtnut Is asked to put up ''the kid
for the night on his way nome rom yo.
lege. Later Lghtnut finds oeauutui
girl IN black pajamas in his room llfnt-
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name is Francis and puzzles him
with n story OF her love for her sister
lng the girl Is missing and Lightnut hur-
k1es to the boat to see her on. He 10 &C
1ested by husky college boy, who calls
him "Dicky.'' but he does not see the
night with Lghtnut. They. discover
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons OF
The pajamas. Billings dons the pajamas
and retires Lightnut later discovers
,on-chop whiskers and wearing patamss
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
intruder 20 be criminal. called Foxy
Iishtnut's guest and appeals to the lat
ter In vain. He IL hustled OF to jail.
In the morning Lightnut 10 astonlsheI 20
fnd Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets a message from the latter;
demanding his clothes. Lightnut: bound
for Tarrytown, Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl OF the patamas. on
the train. IAshtnut speaks to her ana ana a..
Indignantly that Aghtnut never saw her
IN black pajamas At Tarrytown Frances
IL met By a husky college youth. VINO
n nSr.s 't the boy who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Biinngs
storms over the outrage OF his arrest. ne
ard Iightrut discover mysterious Chi-
nese characters on the pajamas. PROBES.
sor Doozenberry Il called In TO interpret
the hieroglyphics, He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk or si-Lng.ChL 4 ne ne
the pajamas will take on the semolance
81 the previous weareS The professor
borrows the pajamas for experiment.
billings" dressed In pajamas Is found In
the professors room and is taken home
IN an automobile with Frances and wo-
man Lghtnut calls ''the trump Light
nut II angered by the trump sIanoeI
Gus talk about Francis. Billings" Is
taken 10 hts room. A servant tells Light
NUT that message has just been re-
celved stating that Billings was under ar
rest IN New lork TOT steHiiu~ su,t "a
Iiehtnut with tale OF Francis esca-
pades. Iightnut asks permission TO speak
20 Frances" The Judge declares that
NO. another living person would tackle
th- Job. and I.ightnut. his mind occupied
With the beautiful Frances. Is greatly
mystiied. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black paJamas and Hrhtnut sends them
20 billings room. Lightnut has an inter-
rst,ng hour with Frances. He tells OF the
things the. Judge has been SAYING ABOUT
''Frances," much TO Frances amuse-
rnsnt. Judge Billings refuses TO inter-
ccde for a man under arrest claiming TO
he his son Jack. The judge promises
lack TO wear the pajamas that night
Next morning jenkins tells Lightnut he
saw him I.!ghtnuO lighting with a youth
in the library during the night.
CHAPTER xxvIli.-(continued.)
jenkins proceeded rapidly: You
was cord!ng dressing.robe about you