Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-07-12

collar" he said, approaching the ta-
ble-"there's some kind of freak let.
tering. Looks foolish to me-"
The professor looked perpiexed.
Il mean, looks like 1t was done by
some one who was batty-had wheels,
you know; probably some chtnk whose
biscuit was drifty," fioundered Bill
ings. You understand"
The professor didn't. l knew that
jolly well by the way he cooked his
head on one side, standing like puz-
zled crow, don't you know.
"Ha! / fear do not as should"
| he said with an apologettc cough.
Perhaps l do not intelligently and
logically follow your deductions be-
cause your premises are inscrutable
until have seen the lettering. Ah!"
Out came glasses and lens and be
bent over the collar eagerly.
The professors lips moved rapidly
and his visage twisted into horrible
frown.
why, why-a-what!" With mouth
open, and gripping the pajamas tight
ly, he glared at us each in turn.
"Oh, impossible!" he rasped harsh
ly, Selling the lens and bending again.
Incredible-poof-ab - tut, tut,
what Donsense!"
The glass swept the lines rapidly.
Suddenly, with cry, the professor
dropped the lens, violent start al
most lifting him from the floor.
Ridiculous, l say! Poof!" He
snapped his fingers. "Necromancy and
thaumaturgy transmitted in patamas!
Absurd"
"Pifle!" said Billings emphatically.
Don't know what they are" he whis-
pered to me, but I'll take hundred
to-one shot on anything he says. The
professors corker!"
"By Jove!" 1 remarl Perhaps
Professor Huckleberry won't mind
telling us"
What l think, gentlemen? What
could l think but what I am sure Is
your own conclusion-though you
have generously and considerably left
me to form my own opinion-namely,
that the claim of supernatural at
tributes of these garments Is prepos-
ferrous. Enchanted pajamas! Haunted
pajamasl Poof! Nursery lore; chill
dren's fairy tales! Ghosts, gentle
men? Tut, tut-nonsense!"
He snorted Indignantly.
"Ghosts!" faltered Billings.
"Oh, / sayi" rather gasped. Dash
me If 1t didn't give me turn, rather!
The professor shrugged his Shout
ders.
What other Interpretation is admis-
sible, gentlemen" he questioned some
what peevishly, taking up the coat.
Here, we have the royal insignia OF
the cruel emperor, Kee, and we note
that these garments were given some
one in his court by the alleged sor-
cerer, Fuh-keen. Perhaps it was re-
venge-perhaps some court plot in
which Fuh-keen, for reasons OF his
own, was an active participant; 1t is
of no Importance, that part of 1t. So
much for the first line; but now we
come"
He paused to polish his spectacles.
Tell me-" he said more cheerully,
do our free translations Of the tdeo-
graphs so far agree in essentials
eh?"
Like as two peas!" Billings de
clared with manifest enthusiasm.
The professor looked gratitied and
bowed.
Now we come to the second line,
or, more strictly speaking, column"
he said Strengthening impressively.
Here we find the astonishing claim
made that there will be change or
metamorphosis of any kind of animal
life that these habiliments enshroud.
uni"
The great man breathed heavily and
batted at us over his glasses.
"Credat Judaeus apella-eh, gentle
men?" And he winked knowingly
Dashed If he didn't almost catch me
swallowing a yawn, too! For hadn't
any idea what he was talking about
or driving at, and, by Jove, | did know
/ was getting devilish sleepy.
The professor waved his glasses.
"Did you ever read such childish,
ridiculous, extravagant asseveration? 2"
he demanded.
"Ass-eh? l should say so!" 1
worked this off Indignantly.
"Tommyrot!" murmured Billings abb
sently. He seemed thoughtful.
was thoughtful. too-wondering,
by Jove, whether the professor would
go soon, so we could turn in and get
the earlier start tomorrow up the
river. But chiefly I was wondering
wistfully If Frances would still be
angry with me.
Moreover" broke in the profess
sor's voice as he turned again to the
lettering, Ito assert further that there
will be semblance-not actual, gen.
tlemen, mind you, bat an optical illu-
sion-taking the form of some crea-
ture of the same kind that this silken
tenement has previously inclosed,
in other words, gentlemen, II
xyara IN don thaaa 1armanta I might