The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-25

Riohard Lightnut. ag American with an
hnScted EngEsh accent receives a pres
ent from a friend In China The present
proves TO be n pair Of paJamas. A letter
hints OF surprise to the wearer. Lightnut
ions the pataInas and late at night gets
ap for a smoke. Hin servant, Jenkins.
eomes In and, failing to recognize Light
put. attempts to put him out. Thinking
.bhs servant crazy, Lghtnut changes his
Plothes Intending to summon help. When
pc reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
With Joy, confirming Lightnut's belief
That he Is crazy. Jenkins tells Lightput OF
khe encounter no had with a hideous
p.essage from his friend. Jack Billings,
kAghtnut IL asked 10 put up "the kid"
For the night on his way home from col
tese, Late, Lightnut hnds a beautiful
girl In black paJaInss In his room. Light
nut Is shocked BY the girls drinking.
Fmoking and slangy talk. She tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles him
with a story OF her love for her sisters
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl Is missing and Lightnut bur
res TO the boat to see her off. lie 10 ac-
him "Dicky" bst ne does not see the
girl. Jack Billings calls 10 spend the
ntsht with Lghtnut. They discover
Ericelsss rleiss hidden IN the button, Of
the paJamas. Billings dons the pajamas
Fnd ~retires, Lightnut later discovers
"a his apartment a beefy person in NUT
ton,chop whiskers and wearing pajamas.
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
intruder to be a criminal, called Foxy
Grandpa" The Intruder declares he In
EA~gntnut's guest and appeals 70 the lat
Yer In vain. He IL hustled off 10 jail
IN the morning Lshtnut is astonished to
End Billings gone, and more astonished
when he gets q message from the latter,
semsndlns his clothes Llghtnut; bound
Frances" the sfrf OF the pajamas. on
Ehe train. Ldghtnut speaks TO her and al
sudes to the night before. She declares
sndIgnantly that Lghtnut never saw her
IN black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
Is met by a husky college youth. who
halls Lightnut m "Dfcky." The latter IL
thrash him for offending Frances. Light
nut takes the next train home. Billings
ptorms over the outrage OF his arrest. He
and Lightnut discover mysterious Chi
ness characters on the pajamas. Profess
eor Doozenberry 10 CALLED In to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what he
sails the lost silk OF si-Ling-Chi. The
khe pajamas will take on the semblance
pr the previous wearer. The professor
oorrows the patanhas for experiment.
the professors room and is taken home
IN an automobile with Frances and a wo-
man Lightnut calls 'rhe trump" Light
GU. I, talk Rns s { * rr ,tSs t"u" aRRir,i s1s.aeT :,
taken to his room. A servant tells Light
that a message has Just been re-
cetvsd stating that Billings was under ar
black pajamas. Judge Billings sstonishes
pi9htnut with . tale OF Francis esca-
pades. Iightnut asks permission to speak
10 "Frances." The Judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances, Is greatly
black pajamas and Lghtnut sends them
TO Billings room. Lightnut has an inter-
ssting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
fhlngs the judge has been saying about
t~vFrances." much to Frances amuss-
Mont.