Show MH lH ROOTS HOOTS KNOCK low how Senator lot Clot and ami ci to It Iivo 1010 Number Secretory Secretor Hoot has adopted a 11 certain cipher knock without which magic sesame the doors of ot his hl In the war tsar department deportment remain closed 1 to 10 visit visitors ors ore after 2 each day nitty 1111 The new neI worked like a n charm and senators senator representatives tourists anti and other unwelcome callers have gone gono up against the this door doar anti and knocked till their knuckles wr sore core without result because belou they thoy Old did not know the Secret ecret code coJo Sine SInce the lockout has been placed nt nit 2 Instead of 3 th this casualties have hare ha 1 been ev n greater grea ler although ugh no cabinet officer has fallen a victim wince since till the memorable occasion on when wilen Secretary Secretory liny his tried all the time knocks knock he Inc h knew The lh other day dar ha however Joer Senator For I or akem triumphed over Oven the thu door dor without time the faintest knowledge of the open and uM he lie line has hn boon been chuckling over his hi victory Itol ever since Inc The countersign knock has Inns by b this time become Iome u ti of notoriety to congressmen ItOn so 10 many of uncut thum having allen n 11 victims to 10 It I Ac Accordingly 1 cordingly I when Mt Mm fl arrived at tic tIne war ar and nn found the tilt doors locked he lie knew hiltI what it meant tn an I f The stories his hili hi colleague had told tUIl f fit of f their vain to learn tine the th ncr his mind He lie has lias taken pains to get pt there before 3 n o as 55 to t avoid the usual dc do feat fent and yet the doors dour were locked lock ell H lie Ito knew that behind It were ere three sturdy colored men who ho would listen to hi hits hili futile knocks and never neve stir toward the tho doorknob Nay a more they the would probably grin Hut Mr r l Is III n nol at t one to give I In easily He lIe frowned again bit his hits R Rand II p and dashed his fist ferociously against thedoor Then rhen he listened nail and thought though he heared n a faraway chuckle on th the theother theother other slOe side Ills Hla scowl cowl grew deeper urn nod he rattled the doorknob Impotently Impotent conscious conlous that a n group croup of men Inen sworn to secrecy about the time cor correct root reel fraternity knock were wore regarding him gravely anti and a that the Ihl secretary men luten were chuckling on the other side l e eTheil Then Theil Mr lr Foraker stepped away um and thought for tor a 0 moment Ills His Hl anger over ocr overcame overcame came him hint and Imd hI he decided to return urn and give rhe a few tew hammers on the door Just JURt to express R lila his hi opinion of It II Accordingly According he raised 1 his Ida fist and gave cave It It would never do to 10 tell how many mann knocks he lie gave or III In what whal way WItY v y he hI gave gae them bu buhe but buthe buthe he knocked In an unusual way ra 11 This was Wall simply because he inc was angry As 11 the last knock rang out nn an an savoring sounded founded on the Inside Mr Ir Foraker this thin mere macre sar sarcasm ar enam hit hll the door again To hi his bill In Intense Intense tense astonishment a It Hew lIew open and a bowing hawing attendant stood bemo him him In iii Inviting Unit him to 10 the presence He lie had accidental accidentally hit on nn tine the th right knock knOlk As A for the attendant who wino hind hall supposed It Il to be 1 hi a war ar department I clerk he ht was WAil Walk right In senator he gasped And nd as the senator vanished In the tite sec eec room toom he caught the words How Itow did ho ever learn If Am that thaI knok Mr Ir Foraker came nut of or tine the Ih secre room maim beaming all nil over oer after a n most satisfactory Interview He Ito has done something that few ft other visitors have hue accomplished one Oil thing thin bothers him now he withes he lie could remember n that thal knock Washington Letter l |