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THE ROBBING OF BURKE

By LABSENCC D. YOUNG

••Gel them doirn and nh-e a riac»—" He for Burke fcr.d reholted the ooor eci! was steadily ItMiki&c it-to his eye*. -I want the money you took.” he said decisively. “Hate you notified the police?" anxjnu«ly demanded the man.

Clever Management LIKE DYED LACE

of Braid in Suits'

Vogue for Color in Every Type of PARE FUR-TRIMMED GARV

They were oe the far tnrr. now. with - -WIU you swear not to do anythin? Diurslo and Oreuken. split favorite*. , i*.fore moniinc if I ci-e back thou t in front, and Lady Grace, l.er money at once?*' he asked. Jockey. Bid-wm. ratios her nicely. said Burke, so slad at the back hii u»*j length while tlv- pack irtpa ot n^-ov.-rios his lost wealth that trailed out 1*0111:111. Burke liked his ; j,, w>1! prppjr^j to make any ronces bet on Ln.)> Grncv Utter than ever. , io0 u , ^ ltFar the last eisht mootha 1^ had Jhe noW . Bor j; e b | m . watched the work Of this *ood little , w . lf op to |he I , le ,, urf of counting dausliter ■■t the peerless Lord Quex. ||ls lre . snrc . but , f r u moCi.t:! now he thought he knew pretty wma bf whUtl<< j fr . jra k!l <r asJon . , certain »hat she could do and when , sh|uem , t the tQtx hu affll , re

she could do It.

taken. Whereas In his own envelope j

At the slx-fn riong post Gretchen. on- j lhw ^ tr ific over $2,000. 1 der whip, weakened, and there was lhe monrj the raan had given him ' nothing for Grace to beat but the Mg ern runted to exactly to 500! bUti. l-k-wo. Who. .1 w< ma s^,., luj „„ r ^

out to win. was racing up the stretch 1 like a whirlwind. Hobson with the j filly challenged In the last sixteenth. 1

tlngulshed for valor as an early riser, was quite late on the following i

., . morning, after he had told the police

.a-l ft. «.«■ wo» down by m.My j tll h , , ™ ” ‘ ' -surely breakfast .hat In his morn- -

pat- -. roughont the long trip, sponded for a few yard*, but child not stall off the final push of the fiy- | ing I-ady Grace, who came home by

a safe lead.

A short time later, as Richard Boacommon Burke stuffed the comfortable J bundle of yellow bills Into bis pocket he thought: •"These western tracks are

*lght lor

lag paper he came across this piece o

SAYS IT WAS H'£ PARTNER.

"Oa complaint of Art-'.^r Corbin of Norwalk. O.. detectives from bendquarlers late last night arrested R-n- I frew Burns, a real esute dealer of th.-

‘ city at bis home In Norwood. The j charge Is grand larceny, and the com- j ! plaint states that Burns sold property a Vine street belonging to Mr. Cora to the value of $fi..Vy>. and that hen Mr. Corfc’n arrived at the cit>

rr I yesterday and asked Barn* for his

himself to Cincinnati, arriving at that ! m(> , city fer the opening of the fail meet- j

After a season of conr'tuous misfortune at Gravesend and Shcepshead, Burke had gathered together what little remained of his fluctuant capital j told his circle of Intimates at the | Metropost that he was going to try j his luck In pastures new, and betook 1 money the latter told him hi* partner

I ' hail absconded with It.

“Subsequent tc bla arrest Burns ad- | mined that he had handled the prop |

, erty of Mr. Corbin, and that knowing .

Mr. Corbin was coming to the city yesterday, he had drawn the proceeds , of the sale from the bank and pnt • the package Info the safe In his office. “He aays that Alexander Stewart, who as a partner conducted a branch of the real estate business In Cleveland. and who was at the office to meet Mr. CotNla. whom b* bad never seen. > disco s at* extension of their

business, took the money.

“He cialms thst when he went to lunch he left his partner looking over some papers in the safe, and that upon his return he could find no trace of

either Stewart or the money.

“Burns describes the man a* being tall and large In figure, with dark hair, j beard and eyes, and of a swarthy com- ■ plexita. but at none of his associates

" r :w “ I h * d heard of Burns having . ' * ' v ' m '' r ' “ | partner, and as be an produce no wit-

> bear ont his story, the police

irg at Latonia.

Whether It was the cliange of scene, or that he knew the horse* to better advantage, or that hi* happy star w in the ascendant, he could not » but now. after four days of racing, le tolu Matthews, who wrote “turf” for the Cincinnati Investigator, he “<*n his feet again.” During the Jourray from the track to the city bis mind was maln’y occupied with the thought of his winnings and how be could hriug them to double and *reble their

present site.

As be was entering his hotel it oerurred to him that he had a great deal too much money In his pocket to safely carry around, e*penally that night, when he was going to dine with Matthews and some of their friends In common, and so he stopped at the dmk snd naked the clerk If he would put

his winnings in the safe.

Fe.Tiinine Garment

1 Is Being Generously Used the High L ghts of tha Costume.

gentleman, ‘'but the combination of our safe Is out of order and it Sock, although the: are working at It now-. I can put the money In the cash-

drawer. If you like.”

A glance at this somewhat flimsy contrivance convinced Burke that it would never do as a receptacle for anything of his, so he aald be would take-care of his property himself. He went up to hi* room trvli.g to think of some hilling place for the roll, and put

H under the rug.

It made a hump plainly perceptible from anywbrr*- In the room, but In moving the rug he noticed a board which i-4-etned is he loose.. With the •id of his cs,ne he pried It out. and baling placed the money in a large white envelope, dropped It IctJ the | *<oxlIke compartment revealed. He- ring s..iueone coming, he hastily stamped down the board and threw the rug back over the spot he had molested. The person passed his door without stopping, and Burke shortly afterward went to Join Mat-

thews and his friends.

In the course of a most agreeable dinner a question arose a* to the •<-hievementt of a certain horse, snd Burke, saying he hsd a racing form hi his room snd could prave bis assertion. went up to get the book. No sooner did he enter the room than be mu that a corner of the rug was turned back ! n aueli a way that he felt sure he had not left It *0. Ha-1 son..- one been at his money? In fever- i tsh haste h<- tore up the board and j

looked Into the bole. Th.

was gone!

Inclined to douht the Identity of this Stewart, although upon Burns' description* » generSrmessage was Bent out for his detention. •'Burn* said he never mentioned Stewart here, a* their Idea was to Interest more capital separately In each city and to publicly consolidate after

ward."

By telephoning to police headquarters he learned that the complaining Mr. Corbla was at a ..ear-by hotel. The getting rid of 5A.500 proved to be an even simpler matte- here than at th* race tracks, to wh'ch Mr. Burke was accustomed. Burns - fervent “God bless you. Mr." bs worth a great deni to Burke, hut It didn't help much when, on account of his straitened circumstances, he had to tell the hotel clerk that he would give up hi* room. These reflections were permanently Interrupted by what he saw on entering hi* room to gather together his b*- ' mglng* There on the table In the middle of the room was a familiar looking white envelope, fat and bulg

Braid and buttons hav< been the ac- , eb-.iomed decorations for suits for *0 toLg a time that we take them a* a ■ me tter of course and are not surprised to And them among any twaaona pro- ! dnetions. Their popular ly ebbs uud flows; occasionally there Is a season when they almost disappear and then comes a time when there Is no getting away from them. They hnve been at the ebb for the past two sen sons— sparingly hut roost cleverly used In ingenious ways that r.re surprisingly novel. Like the return of old friends after an absence, braid and bone buttons are welcome, especially when we discover them so smart uud orig-

inal In application.

The suit at the right has a few buttons and a little braid, but these are osed with consummate taste. The braid appears In a lattice work ap-

1 Hque on the front and luck of the ••oat, enlch is a vagae-Ottlng belted ic.siel. coiinervatlve and graceful. But■ons arv set along the top of the pock eta ami on the narrow iielt at the back. It la a suit fur nay dime or any sea-

The suit at the 'eft differ* only by having more buttons set In two long rows at the back, with bands of braid Joining them They form a narrow panel thi.i is turned under, in moat Jnex|>ecied fashion, at the bottom. It Is Utile, ui.usual touches of this kind that give clothes distinction. Designers who determined to use braid evidently made up their minds to think up new way* of applying It. These are only two of several braldtrimined models that have compelled admiration for their originality and

ingenuity.

It B>ay aouud at fitM like painting the lily to talk a!*oui dyed lace, but I In 'be tremendous vogue for brilliant ' ndor In every type of feminine gar- , 11.eat h !.* 1 ot a bit surprising. After j the lint shock It U pleosant. In fact. | »o see a georgette blouse, for Instance, ‘ in what i« tailed new" blue veiling, j an uuderbiou** of tomato ml fl!«f lace j allowed to show in the front U. flirt

j fashion.

1 Lace 1* being used extensively for i the high light* of the cowtume. It ap1 pears, fot example. In silver to lighten ! ti;> a frock of navy blue georgette. Th* ■t.ff silver lace aorird » the hit's, giving the fashionable out. landing line, j and Is veiled by Ji *t one layer of th* soft georgette. It edges the neck and

short sleeves of the isdue frock.

Cafe nu Ult Lyons lace 1* used as a foil In a blouse which is lined with black chiffon and has a girdle of black net tying In a bow at the back. One of the loveliest of evening gowns Is entirely of gray •ace with the Inevitable bright color touch In the orange

ostrich pompon at one side.

Perhaps Alet lace lends Itself hewt to dyeing, but all the floe lace* are no exception to the new ruling. Sometime* several laces are combined on tine blouse. Filet lace dyed a bright orange, for example, makes flounces over the shoulders of a shadow lace ! Mouse dyed brown with slcevoj of net

j is the same dark brown,

j To lighten up the darker late-, the | navy blue, black and brown tin**: rib1 I Mins are used. Little folded flower-. I of It. tiny bows and narrow twisted • Ulrdles. all serve to add to the dress!- | ness of the dyed lace blouse or frock. ! Beads, too. are being used t< bi.ag out the richness of dyed lace. Often they j contrast with the lace, repeating the j deep color of the eblffon lining or they 1 work out the pattern of the lace It- : self. Metal threads arc also u**d 10 | bring out the luce pattern from Us j dusky background. Where a whole I blouse of lace would be too thin and ’.lelleate to top the suit skin. Jumper [ blouses arc made of velvet on silk 1 duvetyn t, bring tbe dyed Urines*

down .0 earth.

An out-of-tha-o'diaary drou c* titaue embroidered with yelicw ted in a plaid design trirr mtd koHnoicy tails, producing a (ti effect. The exquisite paradise u shaded and puta a charming fit touch on this unusual cnaatior

SKIRTS SHORTER FOR

WOOL CftP AND SCARF OUTFIT

WHITE GOODS SALE

log.

Burke Jumped for 't and sure enough It contalne-: bis money Ju*t as he had left it He sat down thinking he meet be waxy. At that Instunt a knock sounded on his door, and In answer to his "Come la" a maid appeared. 1 “I stumbled orer some loose board*

, ln ,Il, ‘ fl ‘ >or hpre ,hl * n ’' ,r n | '‘C. and I

* ! when 1 wa* fixing them 1 found that !

According to the elevator boy cnly j 0 . n . t ‘° f ‘‘‘T®'" “’I * he ‘ rM ' ln,lD * ._ • . . / n ' T »» «be Mg envelope, which had fallen

cm. | the floor "noe* it belong to you?" "Yes." answered Burke. “How many *,* boards did you say there were

one pervuin had been since Burke went down, t a man with a Mark h.-a taken a room that aftrre hadn't come down yet. « His though!* we,-.- Inp

id that

> had | j,

No. he

Th

1* one and thl* one," rhe iiing up the rug and Indi“■ard Purke had lifted and i* to It. When she threw i. Into place a corner rolled I appeared a* It had when I

Seven to Nine Inches From Ft cree cf Style Comm<tt«e of National Association

The style committee of *he Xi Cloak. Suit nod Skirt Munul: association In session recent Cleveland. Ohio, recommended from three to four inches shone; at present for the 1920 aeoaca 1 report. The committee decreed that 1 next season will be from sen nine Inches from the floor for • and about ten Inches for tn.** compared with four to six Inctx women and six to eight Incba mlt-se* at present. Skirt*, tbe style makers sty. * "frankly short." hot without aht Uon. One thing to be avoided wUhes to be stylish, is the etf Tunic r.nd plaited skirts will br Fullness at the hip* will \* ■ tare of many of the smart spring Sleeve* will fit snugly. Sport suits for spring and wear are recoumendioL >° Vl lea.ber and met**, •fd a oe* of collar—long, slender and r.J" will be a detail of the «niu lonl Byron and Peter Pan <3 will U popular. The t eat wrap for worn. , unlike the dd Roman toga, a gn e*. .•ehip'ng garment that , ' 4 tucked up and nulled togeshc; “Prices of cost*, suit* anil will stay np." said Michael Clerelnnd. chairman of the *tyi mlitre.

FOR THE WINDOWS AND

Guile the thing this season, this wool scarf with cao to match. This one ii white and strongly appeals to the majority of glrta.

Simple Curtains and Quilt* Ada Beauty and Cheerfulnen of the Home.

USE DOILIES FOR CuLLARS

'ogue for Biblike Neck Decorations and Drooping Cuffs Find* Place for Old Pieces.

The bead, of »

holds take invent,.. of their families in dun view to roplenldilns

ThU

1 the

lousehnld linen

ndard of 1

peiticnal* nnd

of It do not differ mut-b *>f in«t year. A pretty hewn in tin. j,inure I

Hid niher gar.

! Early in Jannarr the while ; sale* ore f,inured dry I along With showing! uud

• with Hie s

le lie-

•ling lieJanuary 0-** hu*

With the present vogue for flat. like collar*, round -.r square, and odd-! shaped, drooping cuff*, omes a I chance to utilise old-fashioned lace dollies. Two dolllrs of equal site are required for cuff*. The limn centers should be carefully rip'Kil out and the edge of the lace busted So the edge of th.- sleeve, from which It will fall In graceful rippling fold*. The rollat doily .hould he somerhat larger than those u*ed for th-1 cuff* After rii* linen -enter I* >«. '.ved d. Me whether y .1 «1,h the Mar to fii-iei- on the shtnider .>r in •• bark. ,C d 0 |i r , t ^ -u have to do 1* t;: rut It lu one a.-e nnd hero the raw edges, nnd It Is ady 1.1 be worn ..pen either at the

back.

But

!« ti

i-mld.-r n

Unbleached cotton make* pretalns and bedspreads. Two widths of the fsbric c*» used for a double-*!xe bediprc-" one half for voUlice. Thl* m made plala or gathered. Bard be sewed on the lower edge v * and also on the seama. PHI*’* triiemed to nuitch a» attracti’ There is nothing very new in white scrim curtails, hot IT 121 w 1th pink, blue, gi -en or yrt |l, '‘ gingham, and you will have ulh

pretty draperies.

The same Ides carried out 2 rvac acarf* la very good. l.lncn-colored crash bendd chambray make very preuy

room drai>eriea.

When hemming curtains pub ’ thread*. Juat as U done tor he: Ing. Till* will make It easier and hem them evenly. It must be borne In mind order to obtain artistic anJ ^ rooms pin in colored or bord. ■ tain* should be used with wallpaper <*-«peciaHy large) »te the other hand terp•irajvrlrr can l»e used very *- with plain wall covering.

!•• wm, I 1 Dutch I

Soft Vo. fluff CoIDcv Tlie movement * nrtcd at » *lty to promote the use of s*-*' 1 a* a im-au* -f fighting tbe hlg-' 1 •h-mamled by laundries will *>'■' it wat sided, any hansfui >•' the collar trade. Tbe same P*' a little more. It was osplain***

* gyod price. I ?tj Urge enough so that

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