Forced To Apologize

Quito a sensational little so. 'no was cviicii .! at the Hawkins House, ïpsilamtl, Friday mOTning, Landlord Lepper taking the role cf the hero in bringing a fresh tiaveling man to a humóle poeitloB wbile offerlng up apologie to one oí the girls einployed in the hotel Por a cewardly aod disgraeeful attack upon !:ur. The girl was passing down througii tbe uallway when a door opeaied and tli;' traveling man stepped out and as-ked her to bring hiin a clean twvel. The girl replied coutwusly thnt ho w-ould. When Shë returaed with the wished for article, Tbe door being Sllghtly opened, she, nat suspecting aiiytning wrong, stepped paftialiy inside to hand the towel to rl)e man. He tomediately grabbed her, pulled her inside and locked the door qniekly. Tlic .ü i = - 1 di mamled to be let out aud endeavored to reach tlic push button to cal! up somebody froiu the office. The man, however, saw lier :1esigu and aot ouly pre-yented lier from accomplisliing this but taking her n hhs anus tried to force lier over to bo bed. THen the girl used lier most eïfective defence - her voiee. She comr.tmed to scream with all her power. Tlu.s was too ïnuch for the travelmg ii.au who immediately released her. grabbed up )ïis coat and liat and putting tiiein on. went down to tbo "office and burriedly paid for bis lodging acd breakfast. He then gave ordei's 1o have his trunk sent to the depot, and huvried down the street. As soon as she couW recover from a hysrerkal spell the girl reported the attack on her to Landlord Ijepper. He p-eeured a minute description of tlie i'-aii aad started out for him witt l loo-d in his eye. He flnally traced him to one of the stores in the city aad entered it to see if the man could bc found. In the meantinie, however. tiie fellow had changed his'suit of elotUcs somewhere for a crash su:t and Mt. Leppcr inight have overlooker"! him emtirely had the man kept his i'.ervo with him, anl not disclosed his identity. When he saw Mr. .Lepper. however, he mistiusted what he was after, and walking up to him, said "Are you Mr. Lepper?" "Yes. sir." "Well, I hink 1 oire you au .apologv for what happencd at the hotel this r.onnug." said the man. "Are you Mr. ?" asked Mr Lepper. "Í am." confessed the traveling mam. "Well," -ean-tinued Mr. Lepper. "you do r.ot owe me any apology, but you ftrtainly owe one to the girl and you must come with me and make it to her." "How rnucli will you take to settle matter," said the man, taking out a big roll of bilis. This made Mr. Lepper more indigna nt than ever and he, in no mistaken words, informed the fellotv th-at tüe conld not be setlled for any money considera t i on, but he must apologize to the girl. There was bo other alternative left but lo go before the girl and ask her pardon, and so the man complied. Mr. Lopper accompanied him to the hoiei and up stairs aud bringing out the girl said to the man: "There is tlie gii-1. Now get down on your knees and apologize to her." The fellow wanted to escape the Immiliating part and starled to ask her pardon while standing. "Get down on your kuees ar.d apoloil''.YA or I will lick you," comtnanderl Mr. Lepper and the man dropped down in the desired position. It was'very galling to the man. but he did as renuested and apologizcd in profuse tfsrms. Mr. Lepper then allowed the :nan to depart and it is safo to say that if it ever comes to Ypsilam! again aud stops at the Ifawkins House he will b n.inus an over supply of freshnci-s. What this country needs s more men like Mr. Lojipor in the hoíel business, and fresh traveling men avouUI soon experience a change of hrart.