Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-06

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
Affected English accent, receives a pres
ent from . friend In China The present
proves 20 be pair Of pajamas. 4 letter
hints Of surprise TO the wearer. Lightnut
dona the gniamas aud late al night gets
up for a smoke. His servant. Jenkins,
comes IN md, failing 10 recognize Light
nut. attempts 10 put him out Thinking
the servant crazy, Lightnut changes his
clothes intending 10 summon help. When
ne reappears jenkins falls on his neck
with Joy, confirming Lightnuts belief
that he IL crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with hideous
Chinaman dressed In paiamas. In
message srom his friend, Jack Billings,
Lightnut IL asked to put up "the kid"
for the night on his way home from coll
lege Later Lightnut finds a beautiful
girl In black pajamas in his room Light
nut 10 shocked by the girls drinking.
smoking and slangy talk She tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles him
with story Of her love for her sisters
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
ing the girl Is missing and Lightnut hur-
ries 70 the boat 70 see her of. He Is ac-
costed bs husky college boy, who calls
him "Dillty." but he does not see the
girl. JACK Billings calls to spend the
night Nth Lightnut. They discover
priceless rubes hidden in the buttons OF
The. pajatnas. Billings dons the patamas
and rettres. Lghtnut later discovers
In his Apartment beefy person in NUT
ton-Chop Whiskers and wearing paiamas
Jenkins calls the police who declare the
Intruder 20 be a criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The Intruder declares he Is
Lightnut'b guest and appeals 10 the lat
ter In win. He Is hustled off to jail
In the morning Llghtnut is astonished to
hnd Billings gone, and more astonished
when he gets n message from the latter
demanding his clothes. Lightnut, bound
for TariYtown. Billings home. discovers
''F'ranceI," the girl Of the pajamas on
the train, Lghtnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Iightnut never saw her
in black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
is met by a husky college youth. who
halls LiEhtnut as "Dcky." The latter ig-
nores tie 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
nese characters on the pdjamas. Profess
sor DOOLenberry is called in TO Interpret
the hier0glyphics He raves over what he
calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chl The
writing declares that a person wearing
the pajarnas will take on the semSlance
OF the previous wearer The professor
borrows the patamas for experiment.
Billings" dressed in pajamas Is found In
the professors room and Is taken home
in an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man Aghtnut calls 'the trump" Light
nut II angered by 'the frumps SANDER
Gus talk about FRANCIS" "BUlngsI IL
taken to his room. A servant tells Light
nut that a message has just been re-
ceiyed stating that Billings was under ar
rest In New York for stealing a suit of
black pajanas. Judge Billings astonisbes
Lightnut With a tale of Francis esca-
pades Hgbtnut asks permission to speak
to Frances" The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the job, and Lightnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances, is greatly
mystihed. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
In Rilllngg' rooms