Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-23

Richard Llghtnut. an American with an
affected English accent. receives pres
emit from friend in China: The pre stenr
hints Of surprises to the wearer. LIgntnut
dons the pajamas and late at night Gets
up for smoke. His servant: Jenkins'
nut, attempts to put him out. Thinking
Ihe servant crazy. Lightnut changes ms
clothes intending to summon help Wne i1
that he is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
the encounter he had with i.,,a hid 9n
nessaRs from si ii: friend. JACK RIiinss,
Lightnut is asked to put up tho kiG I
for the night on his way home from ,. col
!sgs Later Later gn1n.t in mis- his room Light
pmoking and slangy talk. She tells MN nm,
her name is Francis and puzzles nun nun,
roommate, named Frances. Next morn
Ing the girl is missing and Lightnut nur-
Ties to the boat to see her on: ne ~ Iii III
linn "Dicky," but he does not see the the
GIRL. Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Lightnut. They aiscoVe ef
and retires. Lightnut later discovers
In his apartment beefy person IN J.. m ,us
Jenkins calls the police. who declare the
Intruder to be . criminal. called Foxy
Erandpa" Tho Intruder declares ne -
Ter in vain. He is hustled off to jan.
In the morning Lightnut as astonlsneI ~
lind Billings gone. and more astom ,as1s
when ne gets a message IRON t ,ne honnd
for Tarrytown. Billings home; a,scoVe nn
"Frances," the girl of the paJamas., on on
Pie train. Lghtnut speaks 70 enc ner d ann
In black pajamas. At Tarrytown Frances
met BY husky ,c college r yeui1 after w is
eores the boy. who then threatens 70
thrash him for offending Frances. Llgnt-
hut takes the next train home bliiiM,Ss
nese characters on the pajamas. Pro1es.
Sor Doozenberry is called in to interpret
the hieroglyphics. He raves over What me ne
pals the lost SILK , OF si, nersen Wearing
the pajamas will take on the sempiance
pf the previous wearer. The professor
the paja,mas for * pfound in
the professors room and is taken nome
IN an automobile with Frances and wo-
man Lightnut calls the trump. ., LEnr-
hut Ss tax sbeSt ox Frsne,s PBlngs
fsken to his room. A servant tells Light
hut that a message has Just neen re-
Sest in New York for stealing suit Of
black pa1amas. Judge Billings astonisnss
Lghtnut with tale OF Francis. esca-
0aQo8.
to "Frances" The judge declares that
not another living person would tackle
the Job. and Lightnut. his mind occupied
with the beautiful Frances. Is greatly
rystified. Policeman O'Keefe returns. the
Black pajamas and Lightnut sends them
b Billings room. Lightnut has an inter
eeting hour with Frances. He tells OF the
things the Judge has been Say SAYING anont
nent. Judge Billings refuses to inter-
Sede for a man under arrest claiming to
be his son Jack. The judge. promises
Jack to wear the pajamas that night.
Next morning Jenkins tells Lightnut he
paw him NightnuD fighting with with. youth
Billings tells Lightnut the Judge is going
70 send Frances to a reformatory. Light
nut IL attacked by man he takes for
khe chauffeur, who objects to his atten-
lions to Frances. Later Lightnut meets
Colonel Kirkland. who is the image OF
"Foxy Grandpa" Professor Doozenberry
rlears UP the various entan2lements by
explaining the secret OF the haunted pa
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