The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-22

Richard Lightnut. an American with an
trected English accent. receives q pres
ent from a friend in China. The present
proves TO be q pair Of paJalnas. a letter
hints OF surprises TO the wearer. Ilghtnut
ions the paJamas and late at night gets
MP for a smoke. His servant, Jenkins.
nut, attempts to put him out. Thanking
the servant crazy. Lghtnut changes his
clothes intending 70 summon help. When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his nect
that he is crazy. Jenkins tells Ltshtnut or
the encounter he had with hideous
Chlnaman dressed in patamAs: In a
EHis sStnsHt f r ask ms t to pas s up the ss'H IA
for the night on his way homo from eot;
lege. later Ligntnut nnds A beautiru'
girl In black pajemaS In his room; lIght-
smoking and slahgy talk. She tells nm
her name is Francis and puzzles him
with IA story OF her love for her sisters
Ing the girl is missing and Lishtnut hur-
ries to the boat TO see her off. He 10 &C
costed by a husky college boy, who calls
h:m "Dicky" put he does not see tthhss
hight with Lghtnut. They, discover
priceless rubiss hidden in the, buttons OF
the pajamas. Billings dons the pa)amas
and ~retires. Lightnut later discovefs
jenkins calls the police. who declare the
intruder TO pc a. criminal, called roy
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne
Lightnut's guest and appeals to the iat-
In the morning Lightnut 10 astonisneI "a
Hnd Billings gone. and more astonlsneo
when he gets a message from the ,hsosnnd
for Tarrytown. Billings home. discovers
FRANCES" the girl OF the pa5amae'. OF
the train. Lghtnut speaks to her ann a.,
ludes to the night 6eiors' Sn1 saw her
in black pajamas. Az Tarrytown Fran6ts
10 met by a husky college youth. wno
halls IAghtput as nDict tssn TIE tRre aaesns is e.
thrash him for offending Frances. Liiht-
nut takes the next train home. blitngs
storms over the outrage or MS arLSsr ~
and Lightnut discover mysteroIrs rNfas-
nor Doozenberry In called In TO int'fprel
me hie~roglyphics. He raves over whaI ne
saIls the lost silk Of Si-Lng-ChL Inc
writing declares that q person 49,
on the previous wearer. The professor
borrows the pajamas for expsrlinsn..
ERillings' dressed In paJamas - Iouno IN
The professors room and Is taEen nome
I'm an automobile with Frances End a wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump. .,annSSer-
out Is snssred by !rr rsns frum ahslu siss'ei is
ers ta ~ n ae1 room. a servant tells light
mt that a message has Jugt been re-
eeiyed stating hat Billings was under ar.
rest I'm New York for stealing a SUIT OF
black paJAnas- Juofo -.
iIghtnut with a tale of Francis escs-
pades. Llghtnut asks permirsion to speak
Ia "Frances." The Judge declares that
not another Twins person would tackle
the Job, And Lightnut. his mind occupied
mvsttned Policeman OtKaefe returns the
black pajamas and LightAut sends them
10 BiIfnSs' room. Nshtuot has an inter-
esting hour with Frances He tells OF the
things the Judge has besn saying about
'FrancsA" much TO "Ffances'" amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses TO inter-
cede for a man under rrrest claiming to
Tack 10 wear the paSAmas that night
Next morning Jenkfns tets Lghtnut he
saN him QAghtnut) lighting With q youth
in the library during the nighr Jack
BiIlings tells Llghtnut the Judge II going
fo send Frances to a reformatory. Light
nut 10 attacked by q man he takes for
the chauffeur. who objects to his atten-
ions TO Frances.