The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-20

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
affected English accent. receives pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves TO be pair OF pajamas. 4 letter
hints Of surprises 20 the wearer. Lightnut
dons the pajamas and late al night gets
up for. smoke, His servant; Jenkins.
comes in and. failing TO recognize Light
nut. attempts 10 put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy. LAghtnut changes MS
clothes intending TO summon help. When
with JOY. confirming lghtnut's belief
that he IS crazy. jenkins tells Iightrut or
the encounter he had with hideous
chinaman dressed in pa}tsm,asi p,, In a
Lightnut is asked TO put up the KID
Tor the night on his way home from col;
iege. Later Lghtnut ends a oeauutui
snt i is s siask p Sy the girls drinElns
smoking and slangy talk. She telis MN
her name lie Francis and puzzles MIN
with story OF her love for her sister sisters .
ing the girl is missing and lLshtnut hur-
ries to the boat 10 see her on. He Is ac-
costed by husky college boy. who calls
him "picky." but he does no; see the
night with Lightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons Q.
the pajamas. Billings dons the paJamas
in his apartment n beefy person In NUT
tor-chop whiskers and wearing paiarnas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare tne
Intruder
Grandpa. The intruder declares he Is
Lightnut's guest and appeals 70 the A,-
In the morning Lightnut IS astonlsnTE "a
find Billings gone, and more aStonls.eu
when he gets a message from me AFTER;
demanding his clothes Lightnut. bound
for 'rzrrytcwr Billings home. discovers
Frances" the girl % the palsmae, IN
the train. Lghtnut speaks 70 heF anu a.
indignantly that Lghtnut never saw her
In black pajamas. At Tarrytown TAness
is met by husky college youth, VIZ
halls Iightnut rs ',Dicky. lie ta.,rs 20
thrash him for offending Frances. ,Li;,sI
nut taxes the next train nome. bl.HI ~
storms over the outrage OF ms ARES, ~
and IIghinut discover mysteroISs
rese characters on the patamas. ProIes.
sor DocZenberry IL called in 10 interpret
the h!eroglyphics. He raves over WlAs III, nc
calls the lost silk OF si-lAng-CnI: , Lne
writing declares that a person wearing
.hn naiamas will take on the senblance
~ the previous wearer. The professor
borruws the paJamas Tor EXP. Iiiusu,.
billings dressed In pa1ainas IL iouho -, 80
the professors room and Is taken nome
IN an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man Ilghtnut calls the trump LlS
nut "a augered by the trump s'anuet
Gus talk about Francis Billings
,eS.n 70 his room. a servant tells Light
mn, that n message has just been re-
ceiyed stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New York for steanns a,su,.bos
black pal1nas. Juukt 49, 800
Iirhtnut with a tale Of Francis esca-
nades Iightnut asks permission 10 SPEAK
70 FRANCES" The Judge declares tnat
not another living person would tackle
The Job. and Iightnut. his mind occupied
mvs,ifed Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
10 Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
things the Judge has been saying about
.sFranccs" much 10 Frances amuse-
rnent. Judge Billings refuses TO inter-
cede for a man under arrest claiming TO
ba his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack 10 wear the pajamas that night.
Next morning Jenkins tells Lghtnut ne
saw him u.ightnuO fighting with youth
in the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells L.ghtnut the judge Is going
10 send Frances TO a reformatory. light
nut Is attacked by a man he takes for
the chauffeur. who objects 10 his atten-
tiona 70 Frances.