Show Not a Mere Chat Secretary Root invited two men who know much about the Philippines to breakfast with him at tho Arlington n day or two ago 30 that they mlgh I The have a talk abut the archipelago Secretary was absentminded when he came downstairs and he went to the diningroom and breakfasted alone Then ho came out in the lobby and found his two friends waiting Why good morning said the Sec rotary Come right along to tho office of-fice and we can talk matters over The two men thought that this meant the Secretary wanted to have a short talk with them before breakfast and wOnt along without protest When they reached the office they sat down and talked until 2 oclock Then the Secretary Secre-tary thanked them and bade them good by Fivc minutes later two hungry men dashed madly into the nearest restaurant res-taurant and ordered nearly everything In sight Next day Secretary Root remembered re-membered and spent half the forenoon hunting up hla friends and apologizing profusely |