Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-16

Richard Lightnut, an American with an
Affected English accent, receives q pres.
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves to be 9 pair Of pajamas 4 iette,
dons the pajamas and late at night geta
up for a smoke. His servant. Jenkins
comes in and. failing to recognize Light
the servant crazy. Lightnut changes his
clothes intending to summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
, Nth icy confirming M Al. gstp ne' Of
the encounter he had with Mucous
message from hi. friend: Jac; BillinE:.,
tesFe. ne later ert L Gs as T nds beautiful
girl in black pajsmas in his yoom; L Ign
nut !; shocked ocS ~ the sl shs tells him
her name Is Francis and puzzles MN
with a story Of her love for her sisters
roommate. named Frances. Next morn
ries to the boat to see her on. He is &C
costed by husky college boy. who calls
HIM "Dicky;" but he does not see me me
s r5t JACK With Bn sstn Sa' they sS 'Dens
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pa5amas
and retirss. Lightnut later discovers
fon-chop whiskers and wearing pa1amas.
jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder to De q criminal. called roxy
Jightnut's guest and appeals to the lat
in the morning Lightnut Is astomsnes shs 20
fnd Billings gone. and more astonisneo
when he gets a message rom ,13n ,ne isI1d
for Tarrytown, Billings home. discovers
''F'rances," the girl Of the paJamae OF
The train. Lightnut speaks to her d ann "a
indignantly that LAghtnut never saw nor
In black pa1amas. At Tarrytown FRANCES
is met by a husky college youth. VITO
halls I.ightnut as '.Dicky." The iat.es y F.
thrash him for offending Frances. Ms MT
nut takes the next train home. biilnss
storms over the outrage OF MS aIsSsH M n
and Iightnut discover .Nn d myyuePf ofes
Gor Doozenberry is called In 20 ln."rp[e.
The hieroglyphics. He raves over Wnas me ne
calls the lost silk Of Si-Ang-CnL ine
writing declares that person wearing
~ the previous wearer. The professor
Sorrows the pajamas for expsrlment
'Billings" dressed In pa1amas + Is auu hone
man Lightnut calls the trump ngn.-
aut Is anssrea by ,ne f!umPS sienael IS
sssSen to his room. A servant TELLS Light
mt that a message has ju1t been re-
ceived stating that Billings was under DER. ar r.
rest in New York 1ud tog BiilnSs
yIrhtp,,t with a tale Of Francis esca-
nades. L.ghtnut asks permission to speak
to ..Frarces" The judge declares that that
not another living person would tackle
with the beautiful Francis. Il greatly
mystified. Policeman O'Knefs returns the
Black pajamas and Lightaut sends them
to Bllinsa' room. Mghtrat has an inter
esting hour with Frances, He tells OF the
things tie Judge has bs,n saying about
Frances" much to "Fsances amuse-
ment Judge Billings refuses to inter-
cede for a man under frrest claiming to
be his son Jack The judge promises
Jack to wear the pa:amas that night.
Next morning jenkins tets Lightnut he
saw him QAghtnuD fighting with youth
In the library during the nighI- Jack
billings tells Lightnut the fudge Is going
TO send Frances to g reformatory. Light
nut Is attacked by a man he takes for
the chauffeur. who objects to his atten-
tons to Frances.