The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-08-15

sYNOPSIS.

Richard LfgTftnut, an American with an
affected English accent. receives a pres
ont from a friend in china The present
proves TO be a pair OF pajamas. A letteI
hints or surprises to the wearer. Ightnut
ions the paJamas and late at night gets
up for a smoke. His servant. Jenkins
comes In and. failing 20 recognize Light
nut, attempts 10 put him out. Thinking
The servant crazy. Lightnut changes ms
clothes Intending TO summon help Wneh
he ~reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with Joy. confirming Lghtnuts behet
yhat he 10 crazy. Jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had witt a hldeous
message from his friend, a Billings;
IAghtnut IL asked TO put up the kld,
for the night on his way home from COZ
lege. Later Lightnut finds a beauutui
girl In black pajamas in his room. Light
nut Is shocked by the girls Thinking
emoking and slangy talk. She tells nm
her name Is Francis and puzzles MN
with a story OF her love for her sisters
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl IL missing and Lightnut hur-
rfes 70 the boat 10 see her Off. He Is &C
him "Dtcky," but he does not see me
Girl. Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Lightnut. They. discover
priceless rubies hidden in the buttons OF
the paJamas. Billings dons the pa1aWfs
and ~retires. Lightnut later discovers
tn his apartment "a beefy person In NUT
ton-chop whiskers and wearing pa1amas,
JENKINS calls the police, who declare Fo tr9
1ANt AuC ~ w y AAAAA $500
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne IL
Iightnut's guest snd appeals 20 the lai-
Ter In vain. He IL hustled on 70 IAN.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonisheG 20
nnd Billings gone. and more astonlsheo
e%e@an df ss{ Els clottSes' He6tnuti bound
f2r T%arrytown, Billings home; discovers
ssS sTsin. ryGs f I S1TE Speaks Ts : 5Rs TO or her and a.
dudes to the night before. She declares
Indignantly that Lightn4t meyer sia% n HSs
In black paJamas. Al Iarrytown wbo
halls Idghtnut as "Dicky." The latter ig-
nores the boy, who then threatens 10
thrash him for offending Frances. LiRnt-
nut takes the next train home. Bllhngs
storms over the outrage OF his arrest, lie
and Lightnut discover mysterious I'm
nese characters on the paJanas. ProIes.
sor Doozenberry H. called IN 10 inteapto e
Che hieroglyphics. He raves over what ne
calls the lost silk Of ~Si-Ling-Chi. Inc
writing declares that n person wearing
she pajamas will take on the semblance
of the previous wearer. The professor
korrows the pajamas for experiment.
s.Biilings' dressed in pajamas Is found In
the professors room and 10 taken honno
In an automobile with Frances ass = M
man L%ightnut calls the trump Lisht-
nut is angered by "the frump's SANDER
GUS talk about Francis "Biinngs IL
taken to his room. A servant tens Light
aeiv.d stating that Billings was under ar
vest in New York for stealing a suit OF
black pajamas. Judge Billings astonlshes
EIghtnut with a tale OF Francis esca-
pades. Lightnut asks permission TO speak
10 Frances The Judge declares that
10, another living person would tackle
the lob. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. is greatly
r,ystifed. Policeman O'Keefe returns tne
Black pajamas ana Lightnut sends them
10 BIllings' room. Lightnut has an inter
ssting hour with Frances. He tells or the
things the Judge has been saying about
ETrances" much 10 Frances aInuse-
ment- Judge Billings refuses to inter
psde for a man under arrest claiming to
Be- his son Jack. The judge, promises
Jack to wear the pajamas that nisht
saw him UightnuO fighting with a youth
In the library during the night JACK
Billings tells Lightnut the judge In going
70 send frances to a reformatory.