Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-04

Richard Lightnut. an American with a
aueCted English accent, receives a pres
emf from a friend In China. The present
proves 10 be a pair Of pajamas. 4 letter
nlnts or surprises 10 the wearer. ightnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
UP Tor a smoke. His servant, Jenkins
comes In and. falling TO recognize Light
nut, attempts TO put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy, LIghtnut changes his
clothes Intending 10 summon help. When
ne reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
WIN JOY. confirming Lightnut's belief
that he Il crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut Of
the encounter he had with a hideous
thinhnnn dressed in pajanas. In n
message from his friend, Jack Billings,
Lightnut Is asked to put up the KID
for the night on his way home from col
lege, Later Lightnut finds n beautiful
GIT In black pajamas In his room. Light
nut IN shocked by tho girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles him
with a story OF her love for her sisters
room mate, named Frances. Next MORT
Ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hun
ries to the boat to see her of. He Ia nc
c9sted by a husky college boy, who calls
hin "Dicky," but he does not see 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 reures. Lightnut later discovers
In his apartment n beefy person In NUT
ton.chop whiskers and wearing pajamas
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder to be n criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa The intruder declares ho Is
Lightnut's guest and appeals to the lat
ter In vain, lie Is hustled of to Jail.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonlshed to
ind Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets a message from the latter,
demanding his clothes, Lightnut, bound
for TarTytown. Billings home. discovers
Frances" the girl Of the pa jamas. on
The train. Ldghtnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that LIghtnut never saw her
is met by a husky college youth, who
w. Iightnut as "Dlcky." The latter Ig-
nd~Is the boy, who then threatens to
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
storms over the outrage of his arrest. He
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
1ese characters on the pajamas. Profess
sor Doozcnberry Is called in to interpret
calls the lost silk Of Sl-Ling-Chi The
writing declares that n person wearing
the paJamas will take on dhe semblance
the previous wearer. The professor
the pajamas for experiment.
billings dressed In pajamas Is found in
ne professors. room and Is taken home
In an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man liehtnut calls the trump" Light
Is fingered BY the frumP,s Islander
to his room. A servant tells Light !
thai n message has Just been re- [
reived stating that Billings was under ar ,
rest In New York for stealing n suit OF !
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonishes {
with n tale Of Francis esca- ,
Llghtnut asks permission to speak G
70 Frances" The Judge declares that |
not another living person would tackle
he Job, and Lightnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. Is greatly {
nystifed. Policeman O'Keefe returns the >
black pajamas and Ldghtnut sends them '
o billings room, LIghtnut has nm inter b
citing hour with Frances. He tells OF tho u
hings the Judge has been saying about '
Frances" much to Frances" amuse- r
nent.. Judge Billings refuses to inter
EIDE for n man under arrest claiming to =.
~ his son Jack. The Judge prom SEES II
.ack to wear the pajamas that night. r
'eNt morning Jcndns tells LIghtnut he .
him nLightnuO lighting with a youth II
\ the library during the night. Jack q
Filings tells L.ightnut the Judge is going o
u send Frances to Il r~eformatory. U