Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-04

Richard Lghtnut an American with an
affected English accent, receives pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
hints OF surprises to the wearer. Lightnut
dons the pajamas and late at night Seth
up for smoke. His servant, Jenkins
nut. attempts to put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy. Llghtnut changes ms
clothes intending TO summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his meek meek
with Joy, confirming Lightnuts oeief
that he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with a hideous
message from his friend, Jack Billng;s,
Lightnut is asked to put up the kid
for the night on his wsy home from boantIsul fS,i
girl in black pajamas IN his room; l,gn.-
nut is shocked by the girls ,d,,s dTinkiIg; h,@
smoking and slansy talk; She sins telis him hIm
with a story OF her love for her sisters
roommate. named Frances. Next morn
ries to to the boat to see her or. He is se- C.;
costed by husky college boy. who calls
him "picky," but he dc does . not s,snd see the the
hight wit with Lightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pa1arnas
in his apartment beefy person In NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pa1alnas
Jenkins calls the police, who declare i1roY tne
Intruder to be a criminal. called "toXS
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne Is
I,ightnut's guest and appeals to the lat
In the morning Lightnut is astonsiIGtIh "a "a
when he gets message from the latter
demanding his clothes. Lightnut pounu nUa
for Tarrytown. Billings home; a,ssoVe,S on
the train Lightnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lghtnut never saw Trsrnes ttes
halls Lightnut as "Dicky." The latter ig,
nores the boy, who then =. nrs tnrea'g'lis isht1 -
tmrasa t ,aes n,,' the ter next train home Billings
storms over the outrage of his arrest, -ii re
and Lightnut discover myster'oIPs P-ofas- S
nese Characters on the paja jamas froIes,
sor Doozenberry Is called in to lntelPrpee po
The llieroglyphics. He raves over Wnat Ihe he
calls the lost silk OF SLING ,orsen w, wearing
,ha Wr,',,,s asia,nas viii take on the sembance
Of The previous wearer. The professor pot
5orrows the paja,mas, Is, t,ps t0r espdi * found in
90 6''nrSs nrSsessor's T room and is taken home
in an automobile with Frances and q %o-
man Lghtnnt Gals AL ..tbe bee frumps n slander-
"us nus mix about 'Francis. billings" Is
taken to- his room. A servant tells Ligna- nj
nut hat stotn mssssfBs .has fBlinss ha was was under
rest in New York for stealing a suit OF
black pajamas Judge Billings astonisnes @
paGes fs" i.ightnut asks permission to speak
10 ''Frances" The Judge declares that ,d
not another living person woaia ony,ad .anh,9
the Job. and I1ightnut, his mina occupeiu pi,
9th the beautiful Frances. is greatly
mystif,ed Policeman o'Keefe returns the
bia"E paiamas and Lghtnut t. sends Is them them
aet;ng hSur with Frances He tells of the
things the judge has been saying about
''Frances," much to Frances amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses to inter-
code for a man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack. The judge, promises
lack to wear the pajamas that night
IanlEi Inc "a
saw him QlghtnuD fighting with a youth
IN the library during the night. Jack
Rlliugs tells Lightnut the judge Is going
Ia send Frances to a reformatory. Light
nut is attacked by a man he takes for
ti.e chauffeur. who objects to his atten-
IONS to Frances.