Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent, receives a pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves to be a pair of pajamas. A letter
hints of surprise to the Wearer. Lightnut
dons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for a smoke. His servant, Jenkins,
comes in and, failing to recognize Light
nut, attempts to put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy Lightnut changes his
clothes intending to summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
That he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lghtnut of
the encounter he had with a hideous
Chinaman dressed in pajamas. In a
message from his friend Jack Billings
Idghtnut is asked to put up 'the kid"
for the night on his way home from col
tege. Later Lightnut finds a beautiful
girl in black pajamas in his room. Light
nut is shocked by the girls drinking
Knocking 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 to the boat to see her off. He Is ac-
costed by husky college boy, who calls
MIN 'Dicky.' but he does not see the
girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Lightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden in the, buttons Of
the pajamas. Billings dons the paJamas
and retires. Ltghtnut later discovers
in his apartment a beefy person in NUT
tOn-chop WhiSkers and wearing pajamaS
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
Grandpa" The intruder declares he Is
lightnuts guest and appeals to the lat
ter in vain. He is hustled off to jail
In the morning Lghtnut is astOnished to
Hnd billings gone, and more astonlshed
when he gets message from the latter,
demanding his clothes. Lightnut. bound
Jor TarrytOwn. Bill5.S5' home. discovers
Frances" the girl Of the pajamaS, on
the train. Lightnut speaks to her and al
ludes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightnut never saw her
in black paiamaS At TarTytOWn Frances
IS met by a husky college youth. who
halls Iightnut as "Dicky." The latter ig
nores 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 Lghtnut discover mysterious Chi
uese characters on the r2jamas. Profess
sor DOOZenberry is called in to interpret
the hierOglyphiCs He raves over what he
calls the lost silk of Si-Ling-Chi. The
writing declares that q person wearing
the palamas will take on the semblance
of the previous Wearer. The professor
bOrrOws the pajamas for experiment.
Billings" dressed in pajamas is found in
the professors room and is taken horne
in an automobile with Frances and wo-
man Iightnut calls ''the trump" Light
nut is angered by the frump's SANDER
GUS talk about Francis" Billings" is
taken to his room. A servant tells Light
nut that n message has just been re-
ceived stating that Billings was under ar
rest in New York for stealing suit of
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonishes
Lghtnut with q tale of Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut 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
mystified. Policeman O'keete returns the
black pajamas and Lghtnut sends them
to Billings room. Lghtnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells of the
things the judge has been saving about
Frances" much to Frances amuse-
ment