Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-03

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left to write, horizontally; they mourl
In white instead Of block, and the,
are awfully honest and pay thei
debts. .
But there Is n other point Of dii
ference still Queerer: they wear pc
jamas all day, while we wear then
only at night"
Here l yawned. Always hate tina
heavy, historical, instructive stun, yot
know. II you have to hear 1t, give.
you headache. unless you can slip Of
TO sleep first.
So reached the letter up to Jen
k1ns.
Just run owe the rest Of It your
self. and see II he says anything abou,
his present." l said, settling comfort
ably. Clever idea Of mine, don't you
| think!
And I was just dropping my head
to have a snug little nap-just a little
forty, you know-whsu. dash me, II
didn't have another idea! Awfully
annoying. time like that.
Mind is 80 devilish alert, dash 1t!
Always doing things IKE that; can't
seem to get over 1t, yea know. And
this ripping idea that bcbbed up now
and got me all reused up was nothing
more or less than to unite the string
myself and see what the thing was.
See?
Il believe, sir" said Jenkins, look
Ing up. the gentleman has sent you
h'm-has sent you"
by Jove, a suit Of pajamas!" l ex-
claimed, holding them up.
It was neck and neck. but / beat
jenkins to 1t. after all!
Gentleman says. SIR" continued
Jenkins, studying the letter, that his
present of a pair of pajamas may
seem surprising, but you won't know
how surprising until you have worn
them"
Jolly likely" l admitted, feeling
the silk. By Jove, 1t vas the finest,
yet thinnest stuff l aver saw, soft az
rose leaves and as nlmy light as q
SPIDERS web. Not bad, that, for 9
comparison, en-? Caught the idea
fjom a vase Of full-blcwn roses that
were beginning to shed their petals
there on the table. And on one Of
the blossoms was . little brown
Mider. Catch the idea7 Suggested
Mder's web, you know.
N'They're rather rcd. sir" jenkins
obviously.
Red? Well, I should say! My!
How jolly red they were! We spread
them under the light, and the red
seemed to flow all over the table and
fall from the edge. Why, they were
as red as
tried to think of something they
were as red as. but SOMEHOW
couldn't fetch the idea. l thought Of
red ink and blood and fireworks, but
they didn't seem to be up to than at
all. And a big. velvety petal that
dropped from n Of the crimson
roses just seemed brown beside
them.
l was wondering whether the little
vas curious about the Jolly red
there below him. And Just then
Jenkins hand went out and swept at
the little thread. The spider dropped
and shot into a fold of the pajamas.
Il say! Look QUIT" / exclaimed as
jenkins made another clutch. Don't
mash the beast on the silk; you'll ruin
silk, | meant"
There 1t goes, sir" said Jenkins
eagerly. over by your hand"
NO; by Jove; he's gone into Q leg
of the pajamas! Here, shake him
out-gently now!"
Jenkins lifted the garment gingurly
and lightly shook it. But nothing
came forth.
WHY uOu I YOU tVOh III thO lC6S , 1
said. land see If you car see it?"
Jenkins peered down n of TIE
silken tubes and forthwith dropped II
with a yell. He jumped back.
Look out, sir" he cried excitedly;
don't touch EN-! There's a tarantula
In there big as a sand crab, and it's
l backed nervously from the crrm-
pied crimson pile on the floor.
Crimson?
OF course. I knew It was crimson;
It must be the shadow OF the table
there that made the things SO dark
in fact. But my mind was on
the t~arantula; and l was thinking that
It must have been wrapped with tie
pajamas. Yet I could not understand
how this could be, considering how
the things had been rolled.
Anyhow, 1t was there; and jenkins
excitedly.
Look, sir! You can see 1t moving
under the silk"
BY Jove. 30 you could! And the
hing seemed nearly as big as a rat
It was making for the end of the leg
climbed upon a chair.
Get a club" ! exclaimed, land
the thing as It comes out!"
Jenkins rushed out and returned
with a brassie.
Careful now" I warned from the
chair. Don't go and hit the dashed