Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-13

Richard LiThtnut. an American with an
Affected English accent, receives pres.
ent from a friend In China Tho present
proves 70 be pair Of pajamas. letter
eints OF surpslBe 20 the wearer Llghtnut
dons the psiainas and late az night gets
up for smoke. His servant jenkins.
comes In nnC. failing to recognize Lght-
sui attempf 20 put him out Thinkhs
tne servant d'azy, Lightnut changes ms
clothes intenC'pg 70 summon help When
No reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with JOY. ccTlrming LlBhtnuts beueL
mat ne Is crazy Jenkins tells Lightnut or
the encounter ne had with a hideous
Chinaman drsEscd In paiamas IN
message from his friend, Jack Billings!
LAghtnut is aked 20 put up the klo
Eor The night ~ his way home from col,
tege. Later GRshtnut finds beauutuI
girl In hlnCS ps iamas In his room. Light
nut Is shocked by the girls drinking
smoking and f'angy talk. She tells nun
ser name Is Francis and puzzles MIN
Foom-mate, no ned Frances Next morn
ing the girl Is missing and Llghtnut hur-
Fies 70 the bOft to see her on. He Is az
sosted by hesky college boy. VINO oails
aim "Dicl<y but he does not see the
girl Jack Beings calls to spend the
sight with sightnrt They discover
priceless rubpt hidden IN the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pajamas
and retlres. iightnut later discovers
n his spartmtlt "a beefy person IN NUT
ten-chop whist yrs and wearing pajamas.
Jenkins calls TN police. who declare the
Intruder to be A criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The Intruder declares ne is
iightnuts gues and appeals TO the lal-
Ter in vain. ~ is hustled off 70 jail
IN the morning Llghtnut Is astOnished 10
Ind Billings gore, and more astonlsned
when he gets message from the iatteI;
demanding his clothes. lightnut Dounu
for Tarrytown, Billings home, discovers
Frances" the sgrl 81 the paiamns, on
the train. Lightlut speaks to her and az
iudes to the nH ht before She declares
Indignantly that Llghtnut never saw her
In black pajama.s Al Tarrytown Frances
Is met by a hE.ky college youth VINO
halls Lightnut a.; "Dicky.' The later lg-
nores the boy, Eho then threatens "a
thrash him for Tending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
storms over the suffrage Of his arrest. lie
and Lightnut scover myste[ious Chi
nese characters IN the pajamas. Protes.
Ror DoOzenbeuy ~ called In 10 interpret
tho hieroglyphi.S He raves over what he
calls the lost g.k Of Si-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that a person wearing
the pajamas viz take on the semblanc'
OF the previous wearer. The professor
borrOws the r>inmas for experiment
Billings dressed In pajamas is found II
the professors room ana Is taken nome
In an AUTOMOBILE with Frances and wo
man ightnut calls "thc trump Light
nut Is angered oy 'the frump's SANDER
Gus talk about "Francs" Billings" !!
saken to his rdSln. A servant tells Light
nut that a nlBsage has just been re
ceived stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New Fork for stealing suit o
black pajamae Judge Billings astonishc
LiEhtnut with o tale Of Francis esca
pades. Llghtnt asks permission to speaI
TO Frances The Judge declares tina
not another living person would taclll
the job, and flghtnut, his mind occupe
with the beautiful Frances is great
mystihed Policeman O'Keefe returns tn
black pajamas ana Lightnut sends ther
TO Billings roam. lightnut has an inter
eStiug hour with FRANCES