The Forrest City times., 1912-09-20

Richard IIghtnut. an American with an affected English accent. receives a pres ent from friend in China. The present proves to be pair of paiamas. 4 letter hints Of surprises to the wearer. lAghtnUt dons the paJamas and late at night gets up for n smoke. Ills 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. Whes he reappears Jenkins faSs on his neck with ioy. confirming Ilghtnuts belief that he Is crazy. Jenkins tells lIghtuut Of the encounter he had with hideous Chlneman dressed in palamas In a message from hts friend. Jack Billings. idShtnut is asked to put up "the kid' for the night on his way home from col teEs Later iightnut finds beautiful girl in black pajamas in his room Light nut Is shocked by the girls drinking. smoking and slangy talk. She tells hlm her name is Francis and puzzles him with story of her love for her sister roommate. named Frances. Next morn Ing the girl s missing and Lightnut hur- ties to tho bosat to see her off. He is ac- costod by a husky college boy, who calls him "Dicky." but he does not see the girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the night with Eightnut. They discover priceless rubies hidden in the buttons of tho pajamas. Billings dons the rajamss and retires. LghHlut later discovers in his apartment a beefy person in nut ton-ehop whiskers and wearing pa5anas. Jenkins calls the police. who declare. the intruder to bc criminal, called roxy Grandpa" The intruder declares he Is sightnut's guest and appeals to the lat- In the morning Idghtnut is astonished to lind Billings gone. and more astonisned when he gets a message from the latter; demanding his clothes llghtnut bound for Tarrytown. Billings home. discovers Frances" the girl of the pajsmas. on the train. Iightnut speaks to her and al iudes to the night before. She declares indignantly that lightnut never saw her IS met by husky college youth ~ho halls Lghtnut as sDicky The latter ls nores the boy. who then threatens 10 thrash him for offending Frances. Light nut takes the next train home. BllingS storms over the outrage of his arrest. lie and Iightnut discover mysterious Nh'- nese characters on the pajamas. irafes- xor Doozenberry is called in to interpret tue hterogiyphics. He raves over what ne SaIls the lost silk of Si-Iing-Chi. Ih" writing declares that person Msatt
 ihe pajamas will take on the semblaa
 af the previous wearer The pfolesso' horrows the pajamas for experiment. Billings dressed in pajamas Is fsaea Tn The professors room and is taken nome sn an automobile with Frances and a Wo- man Lightnut calls the Trump. Eisnt- nut Is angered by the trump $ slahaef .a ous talk about "Francis.' Billings IS taken to his room A servant tells Light nut that a message has just been re- .ceived stating that Billings was under ar. 3,tsrk uaiamas Judge Billings astonishes fightnut with a tale or Francis esea- pades lightnut asks permission to speak 10 "Frances." The judge declares that -uot another living person would tackle atbe job and fdehtnut. his mind oceup ed with the beautiful Frances, is greatly anystihed Policeman O'Kcefe returns the black pajamas and 1Aghtnut sends them to Billings room. Lghtnut has an inter ..sting hour with Frances. He tells of the things the judge has been saving about Frances" much to Frances amuse- nent Judge Billings refuses to inter- f,ede for q man under arrest claiming to i,e his son Jack The judge promises Jack to wear the pajamas that night. Next morning Jenkins tolls Lghtnut he saw him Uightnut, fighting with youth in the library during tho night. Jack Riiiings tells fightnut the judge Is going to send Frances to a reformatory Light nut Is attacked by mnn he takes for the chauffeur. who objects to his atten- 4tcns to Frances.