The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-01

Richard LightnuL an American WITH an
H1ected English sccent. receives q pres
snt from a friend in China The present
proves TO be a pair OF pajamas \ letter
hints OF surprises 70 the wearer. I4shtnut
dons the patamas and late at night sets
up for "a smoke. His s~eTvRrt, Jenkins.
norn~s in and. failing 20 recogniEe L4sht-
put attempts 20 put him out Thinking
the servant crazy. Lghtnut changes his
riothes intending 10 summon help. When
ne reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
that he Is crazy. jenkins tells Lghtnut ~
the encounter he had with a hideous
Cninaman dressed in patamas IN a
racesage from his friend. Jack Billings,
FOR the night on his way home from coll
segs. Later Aghtnut finds a beautiful
girl In black pajamas in his room Light
smoking and slsngy talk. She tells him
her Aame is Francis and puzzles him
With a story OF her love for her sisters
Soora>mate named Frances Next morn
res 10 the boat TO see her OF, He is so
posted by q husky college boy. who calls
hfn "fcky" but he does not see he
night with Lishtnut They discover
priceless rus4es hidden in the buttons OF
ths pajanas. Killings eons the patsnas
end ~rettres. Lightnut later discovers
IN his apartment a beefy person In mutt
ton-chop whiskes and wearing patamas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder 20 be a criminal called Foxy
GRANDPA" The intruder declares ne 10
Lghtnut's guest and appeals 10 the lat
ter IN vain. He Is hustled OF 70 jail.
In the morning Lghtnut Is astonished 20
md Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets a message from the latter.
demanding his clothes. Lghtnut, bound
FOR Tarrytown. Billings home, discovers
Frances" the girl OF the pajamas on
dudes 90 the night before. she declares
Indignantly that Lghtnut never saw her
IN black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
70 met by a husky college youth. who
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 lie
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
ness characters on the pajamas. Profess
Dor ~Doosenberry 10 called in 10 interpret
The hierogiyphics. He raves over what he
sars the lost SILK OF Si-IAng-Chi. The
the paJamas WIFI take on the semblance
pr The previous wearer. The professor
horrnws the pstamas for experiment
'Birsngs' dressed IN pajamas Is found In
me professors room and is taken home
tn al automobile with Frances and a wo-
mar Lghtnut calls -the trump" Light
~. 3 sss sns about By yrr r,ns fTum apiili slssaeI IS
kAken 10 his room. A servant tells Light
nut that a message has just been re-
ccivef stating that Billings was under ar.
black patsnaa Judge Billings astonishes
1Aghtnut with . tale OF Francis csca-
padea. Lightnut asks permission 10 speak
10 Frances" The Judge declares that
not smother living person would tackle
khe Job. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
Eaystihed. Policeman O'Keefe returns the
black BAHAMAS and Lightnut sends them
90 Billings room. Lghtnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
things the Judge has been saying about
~Frances." much 10 Frances" amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses 10 inter
rede for a nan under arrest claiming to
- his son Jack.