Show page ate senators luncheon senator cockrell confines his dall luncheon to plump red apples berday when the usual hour for lunch arrived the missourian lan clapped his hands twice A smart page stood at hig elbow boy take this to clerk in the committee room said he giving the youth a scrap of paper carelessly folded the page ran out of the senate chamber up the marble steps and into the far northeast corner of the senate wing where mr cockrell has his of flee the note was delivered to the clerk who handed the page two plump apples that was what the note ir him to do A halt hour passed senator cockrell was enduring the pangs of hunger what became of the boy who went after my apples said he to barney layton the lad entirely unsuspicious of anything amiss was summoned into the senator s presence he explained that he thought the apples were bis reward for delivering the message he had eaten them the frugal missourian lan saw the joke in the situation he could not restrain a laugh being out one lincheon he resumed attention to the senate proceedings ce and bided his evening meal washington post |