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

aichard Lghtnut, an American with an
sffeoted English accent, receives q pres
snt from a friend IN China. The present
proves 20 be a pair OF pajanas. a letter
hints Of surprises 10 the wearer. hghtnu
nons the pajamas and late at night gets
np for o smoke. His servant, Jenkins
BONES in and, falling TO recognize Llght-
nut. attempts 10 put him out. Thinking
the servant crazy, Lightnut change ms
piotIes intending To summon help When
he reappears Jenkins falls on his neck
with 10y, confirming L~ightnuts belier
aha he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with a hideous
Chinaman dressed in patamas IN a
message from his friend, JACK BtlHngs,
for the hight on his way home from col;
hege. Later Lghtnut finds n beautiful
girl in black paJamas In mis- room; LlYnt-
nut is shocked by the g1ris drlnKing,
her name IL Francis and puzzles. him
With a story OF her love for her sisters
roommate. named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl is missing ana l1ghtnut hur-
costed by n husky college boy, who Calls
him "Dtcky." but he does not see the
girl. Jack Billings calls 70 spend the
night with Iightnut. They discover
priceless rubies hidden In the buttons OF
The patamas. Billings dons the patamas
and ~retires. Lightnut later discovers
IN his apartment n beefy person IN NUT
kon-chop whiskers and wearing pajainas
Jenkfna calls the police, who declare the
sntyI,der IN he a criminal. called Foxy
Grandpa" The intruder declares ne 10
EAghtnut's guest and appeals TO the iat-
Ter In vain. He IL hustled Oft 20 jail.
In the morning Lightnut Is astonlshed 20
md Billings gone. and more astonished
when he gets n message from the iatteiI
demanding his clothes. Lightnui bonnu
Tor Tarrytown, Billings home, discovers
''Frances," the girl OF the paJarnas,. on
che train. Iightnut speaks TO her and al
1udes TO the night before. she declares
Indignantly that Rghtnut never gaw ner
in black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
as met by a husky college youth. VINO
halls IAghtnut as "Dicky." The latter ig-
nores the boy, who then threatens 10
thrash him for offending Frances. LAght-
nut takes the next train home. Billings
etorms over the outrage or his arrest. tte
and Lightnut discover mysterious chl-
ness characters on the pajamas. Prores-
sor D~oozenberry Ia called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over what he
calls the lost silk OF Si-Ling-Chf. the
writing declares hat n person wearing
the pajamas Will take on the semolancs
borrows the pajamas for experiment
@Biiiings' dressed in pajamas is found In
che professors room n Is taken nomo
In an automobile with Frances anu a wo-
mar IAghtnut calls the trump" Light
nut is angered by "the frump's SANDER
o1s talk about "Francis.' billings" Is
taken to his room. A servant tells Llgnt-
nut that a message mas JUST peem TO
TGiVeO HthtlHk tiihA Aiiii "I
rest in New York for stealing a suit. or
black pajamas. judge Pillipgs aSt9nlsnSs
baaes' Iightnut asks permission TO speak
10 "Fran6es." The fudge declares that
not another living person would tackle
fhe job, and Iaghtnut, his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances, Ia greatly
mystihod. Policeman o.Keefe returns the
no Rinings room. Gghtnut has an inter
esting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
things the Judge has been saying about
AFrances," much 10 Frances amuse-
ment. Judge Billings refuses TO inter
cede for a man under arrest claiming TO
he his son Jack. The Judge promises
Jack to wear the paJamas that night.
Next morning Jenkins tells Lghtnut ne
saw him OightnuD nghting with a youth
In the library during the night
CHAPTER xxviil.-(Contlnued.)
Jenkins proceeded rapidly: You
was cording a dressing-robe about you
as you came IN and / see a glimpse