The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13

Richard Lightnut. an American with an affected English accent. receives pres ent from friend in China. The present proves to be q pair of patsmas A letter hints of surprises to the wearer. Lghtnut dons the paJamas and late at night gets up for smoke. His servant, Jenkins. nut. attempts to put hlm out. Thinking the servant crazy. Lightnut changes his clothes intending to summon help. When he reappears Jenki ms falls on his neck with Joy, confirming Lghtuut,s belief that he is crazy. Jenkins tells Lghtnut of the encounter he had with hideous message from i his friend. Jack Billings; IAghtnut Is asked to put up the kid
 tor the night on his way home from eol; lese, Later Lghtnut finds a beautiful girl in black paJamas in his room: Light nut k shocked by the girls drinking. smoking and slangy talk. She tells him with story of her love for her sisters room mate. named Frances. Next morn Ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hur- Ttes to the boat to see her off He Is ac- him 'Dicky," but he does not sec the girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the night with Llghtnut. They discover priceless rubies hidden in the buttons of the paJamas. Billings dons the paJamas and retires. 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 a criminal, called roxy irandpa. The Intruder declares ne lS Lightnut's guest and appeals to the lat Ger in vain. He is hustled off to 1all. In the morning Lightnut is astonished t9 lind Billings gone. and more astonisned when he gets a message from the latter; demanding his clothes. l1ghtnut, bound for Tarrytown. Billings home; discovers Frances" the girl of the pa1amas, on the train. LIghtnut speaks to her and al- iudes to the night before. She declares Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her in black pajamas. At Tarryto~n Frances I..y fIarv halls Lightnut as 'DckY." The latter ly- nores the boy, who then threatens to thrash him for offending Frances Light nut takes the next train home BllhnEs storms over tho outrage of his arrest, lie and Lightnut discover mysterious Ghi- nese characters on the pajamas. Prefes- sor Doozenherry Is called In tu interpret the hieroglyphics He raves oyer what he calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chi. The writing declares that person We lfing ahe pajamas will take on the seinblahce of the previous wearcr. The professor borrows the pajamas for experiment.. .fBiinngs'' dressed in pajamas Is found Tn fine nrofessor's room and Is taken home in an automobile with Frances aal wo= man Iightnut calls "the trump Light nut Is augered by "the frump,,:s, slanier- ous talk about Francis "BtihnSS Ia taken to his room servant tells Light nut that a message has just been re- .celved stating that Billings was under ar, =hlark patamas Judge Billings astonishes >Isghtnut with a tale Of Francis esca- pades Lightnut asks permission to speak So ..E'rances" The judge declares that not another living person would tackle The job, and Lghtnut. his mind oceup.ed with the beautiful Frances. Is greatly
 uystifled Policeman OKeefe returns the black pajamas and Lightnut sends them to Billings room Lightnut has an inter- .esting hour with Frances. He tells or the things the judge has been saying about ssErances," much to "Frances' amuse- tnent Judge Billings refuses to Inter cede for q man under arrest claiming 10 Ina his son Jack The judge promises Sacix to wear the pajamas that night Next morning Jenkins tells Iightnut he saw him UightnuU fighting with 6 youth fn tho library during the night
 CHAPTER xxViii.-(Cortinued)
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