The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-27

Richar1 Lightnut. IN American with an
AuecteG English accent receives pres
emit from friend IN china; The pFssenS
hints OF surprises 70 the wearer. LlEhtnuI
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
UP for smoke. His servant. Jenkins.
comes in and. falling % recognize Light
nut, attempts 70 put him out Thnkins
the servant crazy. Lighinut changes MS
clothes intending 90 summon help When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his meek
with Joy. confirming ltghtnuts ooNeI
that he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he mad with hideous
message from his friend Jack Billings;
Iightnut is asked 20 put up the kiu
for the night on MS way home from col,
lege. Later Lightnut hnds beantitul
girl in black pajamas in his room; l4ght-
nut Is shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk. She tells him
with story OF her love for her sisters
room mate. named Frances Next morn
ing the girl is missing and llghtnut hur-
costed by husky college boy. who calls
him "Dicky," but he does not see the
girl. Jack Billings calls 70 spend the
priceless rub!es hidden in the, buttons OF
the paiamas. Billings dons the patamas
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
in his apartment oeefy person IN NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
intruder TO be a criminal. called FOX!
Grandpa" The Intruder declares M Is
lightnut's guest and appeals TO me Lai-
Ter "a vain. He Is hustled OF 10 lall.
In the morning Lightnut Ia astonished 10
ind Billings gone, and more astonlsheu
demanding hts clothes. I.ichtnut, bound
for Tarrytown. Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl OF the pajamas. on
the train. Lghtnut speaks to her ana ana a.
indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
In black pajamas. AT Tarrytown RANGES
S Is met ~ hasEY SS Tho fSD latter is
nores the boy. who then threatens 10
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Bilnnss
and IIghtnut discover mysterious chi
nese characters on the paJamas. Profess
sor poozenbcrry is called In 10 interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk OF Si-Llng-Cht The
writing declares that a person wearing
the pajamas will take on the sernblance
OF the previous weareT. The professor
borrows tho paiamas for experiment.
''Bllings" dressed in pajamas is found In
the professors room and Is taken nome
in an automobile with Frances and wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump" Light
Gus talk about Francis Billings" is
taken 10 his room. \ servant tells Light
nut that a message has just been re-
ce!yed stating that Billings was under ar.
rest in New York for stealing "a suit OF
black pajamas. Judge Billings aston!shes
lightnut with n tale Of Francis esca-
10 Frances" The fudge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job. and lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. ia greatly
mystlfied. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
blnck pajamls and Lightnut sends them
90 billings room. Lightnu' has an inter
esting hour with Frances. lie tells OF the
things the Judge has been saying about
France" much 20 Frances aInuse-
mrnt. Judge Billings refuses 20 inter-
cede for a man under arrest claiming 20
be his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack 10 wear the pajanas that night
Next morning Jenkins tells Lightuut ne
saw him g!gntnuO fighting with youth
in the library during the night. Jack
Billings tells LiEhtnu' the judge is going
10 send Frances 10 "a roformatory. Light
srsi Is attacked by a man he takes for
the Chauffeur. who objects 70 his atten-
tions 20 Frances Later Lightnut meets
Colonel Kirkland, who is the image OF
Foxy Grandpa" Professor DoOZenberry
,,!ea "a 40 tho various "nfanglements by
explaining the secret o: the haunted pa
lainas.