Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21


China" Billings explained. HIM! II
the neck, professor mean inside tn,
collar" he said, approaching the ia
ble-"there's some kind of freak let
tering. Looks foolish to me-"
The professor looked perplexed.
Il mean, looks like 1t was done b.
some one who was batty-had wheels
you know; probably some chink whose
biscuit was drifty." floundered Bill
ings. You understand"
The professor didn't. l knew thai
jolly well by the way he cooked hit
head on one side, standing like a puz
zled crow, don't you know.
fla! ] fear l do not as l should,
he said with an apologize cough
Perhaps l do not intelligently and
logically follow your deductions be
cause your premises are inscrutable
until 1 have seen the lettering. Ah!'
Out CAME glasses and lens and he
bent over the collar eagerly.
The professors lips moved rapidly
and his visage twisted into a horrible
frown.
why, why-a-what!" With mouth
open, and gripping the pajamas tight.
ly, he glared at us each in turn.
"Oh, impossible!" he rasped harsh
ly, selling the lens and bending again.
-poof-absurd = tut, tut,
what nonsense!"
The glass swept the lines rapidly.
Suddenly, with a cry, the professor
dropped the lens, violent start al
most lifting him from the floor.
Ridiculous, / say! Poof!" He
snapped his fingers. "Necromancy and
thaumaturgy transmitted in pajamas!
Absurd"
"Pif1e!" said Billings emphatically.
Don't know what they are" he whis-
pered to me, but I'll take hundred
to-one shot on anything he says. The
professors corker!"
by Jove!" l remarked. Perhaps
Professor Huckleberry won't mind
telling us"
What l think, gentlemen? What
your own conclusion-though you
have generously and considerably left
me to form my own opinion-namely.
that the claim OF supernatural at
tributes of these garments Is prepOs-
ferrous Enchanted pajamas! Haunted
pajamas! Poof! Nursery lore; ch1ls
drens fairy tales! Ghosts. gentle
men? Tut, tut-nonsense!"
He snorted Indignantly.
"Ghosts!" faltered Billings. ~, A.
"Oh. say!" 1 rather gasped. Dash
me If It didn't give me turn. rather!
The professor shrugged his shout
Gers.
What other Interpretation is admas-
sible, gentlemen" he questioned some
what peevishly, taking up the coat.
Here, we have the royal insignia Of
the cruel emperor, Kee, and we note
that these garments were given some
one in his court by the alleged sor-
cerer, Fuh-keen. Perhaps 1t was re-
venge-perhaps some court plot in
which Fuh-keen, for reasons OF his
own, was an active participant; 1t is
o. no Importance, that part OF 1t. SO
much for the first line; but now We
| come"
He paused to polish bis spectacles.
| Tell me-" he said more cheerfully,
do our free TRANSACTIONS Of the ideo-
graphs SO far agree in essentials
eh?"
Like as two peas!" Billings de-
clared with manifest enthusiasm.
The professor looked gratitied and
bowed.
Now we come to the second line,
or. more strictly speaking, column, +"
he aaid, Strengthening impressively.
Here we find the astonishing claim
made that there will be change or
metamorphosis of any kind of animal
| life that these habiliments enshroud.
uni"
The great man breathed heavily and
batted at us over his glasses.
"Credat Judaeus apella-eh, gentle
men," And he winked knowingly
Dashed If he didn't almost catch me
swallowing a yawn, too! For ! hadn't
any idea what he was talking about
or driving at, and, by Jove, did know
/ was getting devilish sleepy.
The professor waved his glasses
| Did you ever read such childish
ridiculous, extravagant asseveration?
he demanded.
"Ass-eh? l should say SOL!
worked this off Indignantly.
"Tommyroe!" murmured Billings alb
sently. He seemed thoughtful.
| | was thoughtful, too--wonderlng
by Jove, whether the professor would
20 soon, so we could turn in and GET
the earlier start tomorrow up the
river. But chiefly l was wondering
wistfully II Frances would still be
angry with me.
Moreover" broke in the profes
sor's voice as he turned again to the
lettering, ito assert further that there
will be a semblance-not actual, gen
tlemen, mind you, but an optical illu
sion-taking the form Of some crea
ture Of the same kind that this silker
tenement has previously Enclosed.
I'm other words, gentlemen, II
were TO don these garments, l nigh,
no longer look like myself. but like