The Forrest City times., 1912-08-02

Richard Iightnut. an American with an
 aHected English accent. receives pres
 ent from friend in China The present proves 10 be pair Of pajamas- A letter hints of surprise 10 the wearer. JiEhtuut dons the pa5amas and late at night gets up for smoke. His servant. Jenkins comes In and. failing 10 recognize Light
 nut. attempts to put him out. Thinking the servant crazy. Dightnut changes hls clothes intending to summon help. When hs reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
 with joy confirming Lightnuts belief that he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut of the encounter he had with hideous chinaman dressed in .paiamas; In message from his friend. Jack Billings. IIghtnut is asked 10 put up "the Kid
 for the night on his way home from col sege. Later Iightnut finds a beauufut girl in black paiamas in his room. Light nut Is shocked by the girls drlnklng. smoking and slangy talk. She tells nm her name is Francis and puzzles Ei.4 with n story of her love for ter sisters roommate. named Frances Next morn Ing the girl is missing and IdZhtnut Har- rtes to The boat to see her of. lie Is T = costed by husky college boy. Who e.t4s -. him "Dicky." but he does not see tite girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the night with Lshtnat. They discover Priceless ruhies hidden Tn the buttons ot the pajamas Billings dons the pa9ataas and re1iTes Idghtuut later discovers sn his apartment a heefy person in nut ton-chnp whiskers and wearing paJamas Jenkins calls the police. who declare the intruder to be a criminal. called "FoNY 4 frandpa The intruder declares Ee IS Iightnut's guest and appeals to the ias- ter in vain. He is hustled of to Ja3l In the morning Idghtnut Is astonlshesl tQ find Billings gone. and more dStoEshea when he gets a message from the latter. demanding his clothes. ligh1nui, bound for Tarrytown. Billings home discovers Frances" the girl of the pa1aUa&, on the train. fightnut speaks to her ana aI- luGes to the night before. She deelsti es ind gnantiy that IightHut never saw Ter in black pajamas At Tarrytewn Frances halls iightnut as @Dteky." The latter ls- nores the boy. who then threatens to thrash him for offending Frances. l1SHt- mt takes the next train home BiiHhss storms over the outrage of his arrest lie and IAghtnut discover mysterious 6hi- nese characters on the pajanas. Pretes- sor Doozeuberry is called tu to inteFxTet the hierociynhics He raves over what he calls the lost silk of Sl-l.ing- Chi. Iae writing declares that a person wearing the paiamas will take on the semblauee of the previous Searer The professor borrows the pajamas for experiment. Billings" dressed in paiamas is found n the professors room and k taken home in an automobile with Frances and "o- man IIchtnut calls "the trump. l-fRet- Tut is augercd by ''the frumP-s slan4ar- ous talk about Francis Billings is taken to his room. \ servant tells Lisht- nut that a message has fust been re rest In New York for stealing suit Of black paiamas. Judge Billings 8sfoutsFss iightnut with tale of Francis esea- pades IishtnUt asks permission t0 eak to Frances" The judge declares that not another living person would tackle with the beautiful Frances. Is greatly a,1ystified