The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13

b3ooaxu Lixntnuts an American Win -
emit from Friend In China. The present
proves TO be = pair OF pajanias. letter
hints OF surprises 10 the wearer. Lshtnut
dons the paJamas and me. late at nis Tsnk ss
comes in and. failing g recognize Li -, ~ {
the servant crazy. Lightnut changes hls
he rsappears jenkins falls on his meek
with Joy. confirming Eghtnuts belief
that be Is crazy. Jenk ms tells Lightnut OF
tho encounter he had with hideous
message from his friend. Jack Billings:
Lightrut II asked 20 put up the klu
for the night on his way home from COZ,
lego. Later Lghtnut finds oeauutui
nut Is shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name 10 Francis and puzzles hln
with story OF e"r love for her sister listers
Ing the girl Is missing and 1lshtnut hur-
rtes 10 the boat TO see her OF. He Is &C
rosted by husky college boy. who calls
s sT jazz hIn ns ne calls Sse' TO a0 spend the
night with Lghtnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons OF
The paJsmas. Billings dons the paJamas
and retires. Llghtnut later discovers
In his apartment a bee:y person In NUT
ton chop whiskers and wearing paJamas.
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
intruder to be q criminal. called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares he Is
Lightnuts guest and appeals 10 the lat
ter IN vain. He 10 hustled of 20 jail.
In the morning Lghtput Is astonshed 20
frd Billings gone. and more astonisneu
when he gets message from the latter;
demanding his clothes. Iightnut: bound
for Tarrytovn. Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl of the patarnas, on
the train. Lshtnut speaks 10 her ana al
iudes 10 the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
In black psjamas. At Tarrytown Francs
is met by husky college you,n. VINO
halls LRhtnut rs "Dicky. The latter *
nores the boy. who then threatens TO
thrash him for offending Frances. Lght-
nut takes the next train home. bilhngs
storms over the outrage OK his arrest. h'
and Iightnut discover mysierioTs S tl
nese characters on the pajamas. PROBES.
sor Doo-enberry 10 called In TO interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk OF S-Ling-Chi TIE
the pajamas will take on the semolance
o. the previous wearer The professor
borrows the pajaInas for experiment I.
Billings" dressed IN pajemas IL round IN
in an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man IIghtnut calls the trump" Light
nut Is angered by ''the frump's slancer-
Gus talk about Francis Billings Is
taken 70 his room. A servant tells Light
nue. that a message has Just been re-
ceived stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New York for stealing suit OF
black pajamas. Judge billings astonishes
LIghtnut with a tale OF Francis esca-
psdes. fightnut asks permission TO SPEAK
10 Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
Inc toh and Iightnut his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. Is greatly
mystIned Policeman O'Keefe returns tho
black psjamas and IAghtnut seHds them
to Billings room. Lightnut has an Inter
estinr hour with Frances He tells OF the
things the Judge has been saying about
Frances" much TO Frances amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses 10 inter
be his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack 10 wear the patamas that night
Next morning Jenkins tells Lightnut be
saw him ulghtnuO fighting with youth
In the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells Lightnut the Judge is going
TO send Frances TO a retormatory.