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FRANCIS PERRY
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Hiustrations by
RAY WALTERS
iCeffynttai 1911 by Bobbt-McrriU Company)
SYNOPSIS
Richard Llphtnut an American with an
affected English accent receives a pres-
ent from a friend In China The present
proves to be a pair of pajamas A letter
hints of surprise to the wearer Lightnut
aons the pajamas and late at night gets
up for a smoke His servant Jenkins
comes In and falling to recognize Light-
put ateniPts to put him out Thinking
tpe servant crazy Lightnut changes his
clothes intending to summon help When
JPPars Jenkins falls on his neck
with Joy confirming Llghtnut’a belief
that he Is crazy Jenkins tells Lightnut of
the encounter he had with a hideous
Chinaman dressed in pajamas In a
message from his friend Jack Billing
LJghtnut is asked to put up "the kid"
for the night on his way home from col-
jF?‘ Later Lightnut finds a beautiful
girl in black pajamas in his room Llerht-
nuf Is shocked by the girl's drinking
smoking and slangy talk She tells him
her name is Francis and puzzles him
with a story of her love for her sister's
joom-mate named Frances Next morn-
ing the girl is missing and Lightnut hur-
ries to the boat to see her off He is ac-
costed by a husky college boy who calls
him "Dicky" hut he does not see the
girl Jack Billings calls to spend the
night with Lightnut They discover
priceless rubles hidden In the buttons of
the pajamas Billings dons the pajamas
and retires
CHAPTER X— (Continued)
“He he!” he giggled “Woke up
and remembered had promised Flos-
sie Fandango of ‘The Parisian Broil-
ers’ a box of steamer flowers Gad
she sails at ten so 1 piled out and
shot off a note to my florist special
delivery Been trying to And out
from that Infernal card back there
when’s the first collection from the
box below You don’t know do you?”
By Jove one of those foot-in-the-grave
old stage-door Johnnies! The
surprise took my breath
“Why the cheesy old sport!” I
thought disgustedly And I answered
rather coldly: “Sorry you know no
Idea" And I opened the door wide
But the old rascal never moved
Just stood there chuckling horribly
“Well she’ll be back In the fall”
he cackled “And see here old chap
will introduce you if you like You
need waking up!”
And here I gave a jump and yelled
“Ouch!”
For the old fool had dug his thumb
Into my ribs Only then did it dawn
on me that be was drunk Of course
that was It and unless I got rid of
him the old bore would stand and
twaddle the rest of the night 1
reached for hi3 hand and shook it
“We’U have a talk about it some
time” I said pleasantly "Just now
don’t you think we'd better each get
to bed? So devilish late you know”
He slapped me on the shoulder with
a blow tbat almost brought me to the
floor Felt like he struck me with a
ham don't you know!
"Right old chap” he said “very
del’cately put won't keep you up an-
other minute Believe I'd like a drink
first though If you don’t mind ”
Devilish bored as I was I decided
the easiest escape was to bumor him
“All right" I said leaving the door
open and stepping Into the room “I’ll
get you a glass of water’’
"Water!" he exclaimed following
me in “Say don't get funny It's not
becoming to you" He leered at me
nldeously
H- went right to the corner where
stood my cellarette By Jove give
you my word I was so devilish stupe-
fied I couldn't bring out a word l
wasn’t sure vbat was coming and as
I didn t vant Billings' rest disturbed
1 quiet y closed the dear of his room
The old rock In the black pajamas
had uncorked a bottle and was smell-
ing Its contents He grimaced over
bis shoulder
"Thai's Infernally rptten- Scotch i
say!’’ ho exclaimed with a sort of
fcnort "Regular sell by George!”
1 was glad Billings didn't bear Dim
for It had been a present from him
only the week before
"Suppose I’ll have to go the rye"
he grumbled snd grinning at me
familiarly he poured himself a drink
He tOBsed It off neat 1 reflected tbat
perhaps be would go quietly now
“Well” I said advancing "I ev
pect you’re anxious to get to your
quarters so I’ll' say good night” 1
extended my hand "That ought to
fetch him" 1 thought ’’If he’s a gen-
tleman no matter bow Jolly corked be
may be’ f?
lu my grasp Cls hahcl lea like a
small boxing ''gl5ve ' but when 1
glanced at It ' f-Raw -that It was not
unusual
The old duck' Jniniped my arm sol-
emnly and cast "bis eyes to the cell-
ing Fa-aie-we-e-U old t-triend!" be
murmured In a husky tremolo deflect-
ing the corners of bis mouth and
f wagging his bald pate “If I don’t
see you again I’ll have tbe river
dragged ! ’’
And then' instead of going dash me
If the old fool didn’t flop down Into
Billings' favorite chair and reach for
Billings’ cigarettes that he had left
on the tabouret
He waved his hand at me - “Ob you
go to bed Lightnut” he said puffing
away with Iron nerve “All the sleep’s
out of me dammit! I’ll Just sit here
and read and smoke as long as 1 like
then I'll go In there and turn In’’ A
jerk of his doddering head Indicated
Billings’ rpom -
By Jove' 1 hardly knew what to do!
1 wasreguiarly bowled over don’t
you know I was up against a crisis —
that’s what — a crisis A
“Oh 1 say you know—” 1 started
remonstrating and Just then I gasped
with relief at the welcome sight of
Jenkins peeking round the door-
frame behind my visitor's back 'His
finger was on his lips and he beck-
oned me earnestly
At the same moment old whiskers
shoved his chair up to the table
switched on tbe reading-lamp and
reached for a magazine
“I’m on sir” whispered Jenkins
as I joined him and we stepped aside
“Hadn’t I better ring up the janitor
on my house ’phone?”
“By Jove the very thing’’ 1 agreed
“For he’ll know where this chap be-
longs A fiver tell him If he gets a
move on Hurry!”
1 slipped back into the room as
Jenkins disappeared The jolly old
barnacle had discarded his cigarette
and was critically selecting a cigar
from my humidor
“1 don’t see why the devil you don’t
go to bed" he said fixing himself
comfortably with two chairs and light-
ing up
"I — I’m not sleepy” 1 stammered
perching on the corner of a chair
“I believe you’re lying” he growled
scowling at me "but If you’re not
sleepy listen to this joke here — It’s a
chestnut but It’s Infernally good”'-
I never did know what tbe joke
was for I was listening for other
sounds as be read Suddenly 1 heard
a whistle far down in the street and
I thought It was followed by a pat-
ter of running feet
Then came the quivering rhythT of
tbe elevator rapidly ascending and
while the anecdote was still being
droned out between chuckles I slipped
out again Into tbe hall and rejoined
Jenkins
“Janitor says there’s no such tenant
In this building as 1 described'’ Jen-
kins Imparted hurriedly "Might be a
guest of course but he doesn’t re-
member ever seeing him So he whis-
tled for a cop to be on me safe side
and caught two Here they are sir”
Out from the elevator sprang the
janitor half-dresaed and looking ex-
cited Close on h4s heels came two
big policemen
I stSpped Into me outer corridor
and explained tbe situation Tbe of-
ficers nodded reassuringly
" ’Nough said” one of them com-
mented "Well have him out sir”
Tbe janitor who bad been cautious-
ly sighting through the door within
came running out
“He shifted around while 1 was
looking and I got a good look at him”
he said with some excitement “and 1
never saw him before I wouldn't for-
get that mug!”
"Suppose you take a squint at him
yourself O’Keere’’ suggested the tall-
er of the coppers "You’ve been on
this beat so long”
In a minute or two O'Keefe came
slipping back hurriedly He drew his
companion aside
’Tell you what Tim” 1 heard him
say “do you know I'm after thinking
it looks like old Braxton known in
the perfesh as ’Foxy Grandpa' He’s
a swell con man but has just finished
a stretch st Copper John's ror going
through a fiat in the Bronx He’s
done murder once”
Tbe other turned to me
"May save a muss In your rooms if
you’ll Just kinder call him out sir”
he suggested “It will be simpler”
He grinned significantly and glanced
at his night stick
“By Jove!" 1 ejaculated looking at
Jenkins “By Jove you know!"
Jenkins coughed "Just say you
want to speak to him a minute sir"
he said “They'll do the rest— h’m!"
They all followed me Into tbe hall
and 1 stepped to the doorway And
then I almost pitched forward I was
so ‘devilish startled
For as a crowning example of hie
daring and reckless conduct tbe hoary
old reprobate was emerging from Bill-
ings’ room bis fingers overhauling the
contents of my friend’s wallet even
as he waddled along and so absorbed
that be never even saw me
"Ah!” be breathed in a heavy sigh
of satisfaction and out came bis Un-
gers and in them poised alolt be
held tbe ruby I had given to Billings
His bleary eyes gloated at It
“Mine!” be whispered "Mine now
to keep forever!”
CHAPTER XI
Iron Nerve
1 Just stood In tbe doorway staring
Couldn’t say a word my throat waa
that paralyzed First time you know
TO ever seen a real burglar or jolly
hold-up man and he looked bo differ-
ent from what I had expected
But 1 knew now of course that the
policeman was right and that the respectable-looking
old gentleman was
no other than the desperate criminal
described as “Foxy Grandpa’’ But
for the Intervention of outside assist-
ance doubtless Billings and I might
have had our throats cut by the con-
scienceless old geezer
He was so absorbed that he did not
see me nor the two helmets piking
above my shoulder
' "Up to his hid tricks” O’Keefe
whispered "We’ve got him in tbe
act Tim!”
“Great!” breathed Tim “What
won’t the captain say!”
O’Keefe’s breath tickled my ear
again and swept my nose I’ve never
seen beer or sauerkraut since but
what I think of It!
“Got your stick ready?” herwas say-
ing “Best not take any chances
Braxton’s a quick shooter they say
When we Jump him better give him
the club right off"
Tim whispered an Impatient demur
’’That’s all right but I’m for coaxing
him out here first I don’t want to
tap him on the gentleman's rugs If
I do 1 can tell you It’ll ruin 'em
that’s all” '
He swept " hla band across his
tongue and gripped his stick tighter
Jenkins at one side bobbed bis
head up and down and smiled his ad-
miration of this sentiment He leaned
nearer to me
“Just beckon him out sir” his whis-
per advised “Just tell him you want
to show him something In the hall-
cat or anything will do Just so you
get him past the furniture and rugs
sir”
I advanced a step into the room I
expected the old knave to be a bit
dashed don’t you know Not he It
never disquieted him a bit Just gave
me a careless leer and went back td
the ruby Somehow 1 began to feel
Tiled I’m not often taken that way
but this old scamp’s persistent au-
dacity and Impudence went beyond
anything 1 had ever heard of
“What in thunder’s tbe matter with
you son?” he murmured squinting
hideously at the Jewel “You prowl
around like you had a pain ” Then
he went right on:
“Say did you ever see anything so
corking fine?” He looked up holding
the ruby in the light “And to think
how little I dreamed of scooping any-
thing like that when I came tn here
tonight!”
By Jove this was a little too much
even for an easy going chap like my-
self! The jolly worm will turn you
know
Dash me before 1 knew what 1 was
doing even 1 had moved to bis side
and Jerked the ruby from hlB hand
My face felt like a hot-water bottle as
I did It '
“You haven’t got It yet” I said
“and I’ll take devilish good care you
don’t get It”
He fell back as tbougb from a blow
“Why — why old chap! Why Light-
nut!” he gasped “What’s the mat-
ter — what makes you look at me like
that?”
’’Your liberties have gone Just a bit
too far don’t you know” 1 said look-
ing steadily In his fishy old eye- “I’ve
had enough of you by Jove that’s
all!”
He stared at me and 1 could hear
him breathing like a blacksmith’s bel-
lows 1 would never have thought be
bad such lungs J
Slowly his hand ’came out and dash
me If It wasn’t shaking like he had
the delirium what’s-lt8-name But Tor
his tan his face would have been as
Frantic Search for Wood
Superstitious Customer In Modern
Barber Shop Had Hard Time to
Find the Object Desiree
"Well bow’s the neuralgia?” queried
the barber sympathetically as he
poised the razor over Thompson’s
lathered face In a tonsorlal emporium
“Haven’t had any since last” — and
then tbe barber was dumfounded to
see bis customer rap hard on tbe arm
of the chair He was further aston-
ished when Thompson sat up Jumped
to the floor and ran t0 marhla
wash bowl where another customer
was In process of being shampooed
Thompson reached under tbe stool
on wblcb tbe customer was sitting
and rapped It Then with a look of
dlamay be turned wildly and made a
sprint to tbe cigar counter at the far
end Qf the room There be rapped bis
knuckles on tbe wooden frame while
barbers and customers In various
stages of bartering and hair cutting
stopped and stared
"It’s all right” he grinned from be-
hind bis coat of lather “Had to touch
wood' you know after making that
statement about not caving had neu-
ralgia I sure don’t want It again ” -"You
surely don’t have much wood
In these places” he observed as the
barber somewhat gingerly began the
shaving operation anew "This chair
la made of enamel glaes nickel and
leather that stool eeat Is made of
aom kind of leatherette composition
t
white as his hypocritical old whiskers
“Is this some Internal Joke?’ - His
face summoned sickly smile that al-
most Instantly' faded His band fell
back to bis -side "Why old tellow
you don’t think tbat way about me do
you? As for tbe ruby 1 — I don’t want
It now — 1 just waqt you to accept my
apology for anything I’ve done and —
and let me get awajr''
- There was a short laugh trom the
doorway
“Likely enough” said Officer
O’Keefe bis -big figure swinging for-
ward with long strides “Keep him
covered Tim ! ”
He planted himself between us wltn
a grin '
“You’re ‘It’ again Foxyl Jig’s up
Will you go quietly?”
It did me good to see' how complete-'
ly the old scoundrel was taken back
His wide distended bleary eyes shift-
ed from O’Keefe to me and back again
It was a perfect surprise
I motioned to Jenkins to close the
door or my friend’s bedroom So’ far
he had evidently slept serenely
through all 'the trouble and if pos-
sible I wanted to avoid arousing him
now For a fat man Billings bad the
d-“uce of a temper when stirred up
over anything like au Imposition upon
him and it would only add to the con-
fusion for him to appear on the scene
and learn about his wallet and bis
treasured ruby that 1 bad rescued
Foxy Grandpa’s face had been rap-
idly undergoing a change From pal-
lor to pink It went and then from
pink to red Now it was becoming
Bcarlet He threw his head back and
faced me angrily
“Lightnut will you tell me what tbe
hell this means?” And bis heavy voice
thundered
“Here! Here! That'll be enough
o’ that” cried Officer O’Keefe sharp-
ly "None of your grandstand play
here or It'll be tbe worse for you
And no tricks Braxton or — ”
He clutched his stick menacingly
“Braxton!” snorted the old Tellow
“Why you born fool my name's not
Braxton!"
“Not now” grinned O'Keefe “Say
what Is your name now Foxy?”
“My name — ’’ roared Foxy Grandpa
and paused abruptly He looked rath-
er blankly from one officer to tbe
other
“See here do 1 understand I’m un-
der arrest?" he Inquired
“You certainly are talking Foxy”
chuckled O’Keefe
“Then my name’s Doe — John Doe”
and 1 thought the fellow's quick glance
at me held an appeal Of what sort
I had no idea
“And what may 1 ask Is the
charge?” be asked again with what
was appaiently a great effort at calm-
ness (TO BE CONTINUED)
aqd I do believe the only thing In
your shop made of wood Is tbat cigar
counter frame"
Then Thompson’s barber and tbe
other barbers went on shaving
It Grows Nicotineless Tobacco
Gloucestershire England where
nicotineless tobacco Is now grown
used at one time to supply the genu
Ine article Both James I and his
successor Issued proclamations pro
hlbltlng tobacco growing but In 1652
It was grown In many English coun
ties — notably In Gloucestershire In
the Btate papers of that year there Is
a report from an officer sent to hj-
stroy the tobacco crops around Chel
tenham He took a troop of 36 sol
dlers with him but had to retire for
reinforcements as he found over 200
men guarding the fields
“Ten men" he added “could not In
four days destroy all the tobacco that
la growing around Cheltenham”
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A gentleman
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