The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-10

enbrod, both as to the murder and his re-
lations to the Peoples Cooperative Real
Estate Association" Also his firm deter
mination to devote himself to bringing the
murderer, whoever he might be, to justice.
He found them eager coadjutors.
In their attitude toward men of superior
education and position, and particularly
those who wore fine raiment, Wat and Con
were types of their class. Those whom they
knew and liked they looked up to with a
blind admiration that was almost worship.
Those whom they did not know, or had any
reason for disliking, they distrusted and even
hated with ferceness as measureless and
unreasoning as their fondness for the others.
The facts that these men wore good clothes
and talked book talk y were in themselves
fragrant insults and, iDiustices.
Wat and Con therefore felt at once that
Rukenbrod was more. guilty than Kent
suspected. There could he no doubt of that.
They were for hunting him down at once,
and turning him over to, the tender mercies
of Coal Yards mob. s1c
To Kent's decision 10 become an amateur
detective they gave a more modified ap-
proval. y,o,
Hi know y're game little tarrier, Kent, y
grunted Wat. Hive knowed that heyer
since y waur kid hin knee-briiches, hand
fought the lads hon the Bottom. But y're
honIy a tarrier hartef hall. Y're too light
wasted. Ye can h9nly nose hout the game.
Ye need 'eavier dogs like me and Con, to
tackle. Ye must AYE bus close behind ye all
the time Hi took good look at that cove
Rukenbrod, has We call i'm, hat the hinquest.
'E's got the worst heye Hi heyer see hin the
'ead Of man." AZ. -e-
trr>,- - ~ xI.S3
"Y'll stand no more chance hin turn-up
wi i'm than chicken VII weazel. ED
ave knife between yer ribs quicker'n ye
could turn hon yer EEL. W'enever ye come
hup VII i'm. make sure that me or Con are
elose at 'and. Then step back hand let hus
| hat i'm"
Moind that nov. ye gossoon and do just
as Wat sez."
Kent made the promise, with q mental
reser. alton Leaving his friends be went
| TO "A drug store and examined the Directory
There was 10 mention Of The Peoples Co
| operative Real Estate Association" but there
were q number Of Rukenbrods, spelled in
all the Americanizations of the old German
name of rye-bread -Roggenbrot, Rukbrat
| Rick brett, ETC., and the men who bore them
were in as diverse occupations-from un-
skilled laborers 10 bankers
| Kent copied all the more likely" names
| and decided 10 find each of the men in his
abiding place, until he located the one he
wanted.
Il shall know considerable about the
Rukcnbrod family before evening"" he re
marked to himself as he put the memoran
| dunn in his pocket and boarded State street
car to find e Roggenbrod, Gottlies, grocer
| Cottage Grove, Ay., C Joe Dariess."
One glance at the ample figure of groce,
] Roggenbrod, his mOon-like lace, and goutJ
| feet, shutting in huge carpet-slippers, dis
missed ull ,honght his having even u remote
connection with breaker Of any laws bu'
| those of temperance and health.
Ruckenbrod, Henry, carver, 9l7, 18th,
developed diminntive, spectacled man
who made comfortable living carving
meerschaum pipes.
"Rickeybr brat Wm, lumber, s3 Des PLANES,
| proved to be substantial, broad-shouldered
loud voiced man. holding a small court il
his dusty office, with vessel-captains, con
tractors, builders, and other gentlemen in
terested in white pine.
"Rugenbroi, Isaac, banker, 81 STATE" wa
| a spider-l,ke old man, in dark basement
! suggestive of web, in which Ire caugh
those who were in monetary need.
Rukenbret, A. j.. expert accountant, 2
Pantheon Bnilding,' was a cheery-facet
specialized little man, twirling lead pencil
as he talked, in hot. dusty little room il
| the great oflice-building.
/ So went the list, until 4 o'clock in TIN
afternoon found Kent on Randolph stree
| very tired and almost discouraged. III
stepped into store, bought cigar, lightet
it, and stood Tor moment On the sidewalk
thinking what he should do next.
A thrill went to his heart
Across the street, coming out of an of1ic
building, was Rukenhrod!
1t was evidently his abiding place, for h
carried in his hand asnamber Of letters
which he put in the box on the lamp-post.
Kent started across the street, but ther
was jam of vehicles, and he only reached
the opposite sidewalk in time to see Rukeu
bred disappear in thecrowd at the corner.
1t was useless to follow, and Kent wen
back 10 the building. He read the ''d
rectory" at the entrance, but there was n
Rukenbrod among ihetInaines. He foun
lhe janitor standing Ut the door, leaning o
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