The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-03
KINGS EXCUSE.
Cant. j. n. Kings Story Of Ihrh
ling Adventure.

CAPT. 10 kNtbE "s.S
ling Adventure.
"You see 1t happened this way" began nn MI, ns
King; lighting a. fresh cigar ,ha uo,r,ry to
Westminster in my buggy met goou ,s iooa
inc vonng woman who appeared 10 oe COLI
pletely tagged out after long WALK. Sns "as s
accom- panied by little boy. She aske ,Iar ~.
the way TO Westminster. 1 not only toid her,
but In vited her and the boy up 10 sea.S uS sh.,
In the buggy. Iquestioned ner az 10 sa WY one on
was and why she was out 30 late, OUT sue sase ssse
me only monosyllabic answers ana tney Wv Se,e ,ir
nnsstisfaetory. saw that something was up
and I made np my mind to let her out OF tne
buggy before go, into town. saoa,
Presentlyy heard es ae nSs eIeared it in about
three Jumps. turned and saw that tIIed the riuei
was coatless and he carried douoie oa,Lea,eo n,
shot gun on his shoulder ana was Teas,nf 1sos he.
ppiOn,np TO eet dark then and paid no atten.
zion to the horseman, and he did not seeln
w recovnize u.s. But just as he passeu tue
buggy the little boz said:
.Than IL was that saw what was up ana
eTbe hcrseman wheeled about on me at y the be
sound of the boys voice anu ie'ei'nE LIS '''o'
gu5n mnS q. ves me Tou~-you. Its you that's run.
ming away with my wife is It; IN just shoot
your G-d-h cart out right mere socond
II was trembling visibly then. seSonp t1
more and would have been killeo; ana on
INV what sensation as would nave oeen pun !vnS
lished In the papers anout my ue.ns hu,1 ita
while running away Win anotuer ~ hane hsen
The true condition would never nave oeen
AnTm .Rnt IN the crisis that little frail woman
saved my life. Just as the husnano spoke she
inmped from the buggy and said 10 Nun: ~,
"HeTe if YOU are going to kill anybody Eli
me-. That gentleman there Knows notnlne
about me; he simply picked me up awhile
ago In the road and offered me rlue oecause
Ispas
II got out of the buggy" continued MI
King, now putting vigorously at bis eigad' ar
and edged around" Until nth go 20. enS tnS nofse
"Then the husband began to swear az tne
woman who had refused TO go nome wiIn
him. He told her that II s1e WouIu IL noS So-s,' sE
hiv dragging her by her neck to the end OF his
plow line, at his horses heels. A., bind
- ar said he would do nothing OF the klno,
but guess did not say 1t with mucn spirit
Z y ,.When spoke the fellow turned on me an u
asked me- what In the hell had 10 do with II.
= and said be would Kill as both. 4,
AZ told him did not have anSIh,sg ~ h,S av az u n,
with II, but Just didn't approve or DIS way VI
SJnst hen beard horsemen coming up
The road from the opposite d!recuon: ho"A
:. ing up I saw two riders with shot guns: !, =,
"I said to myself. Oh Lord, now I'm 10 IL
wien / turned my attention to the arsl 81
rider again he vas Oh IKE b spot, anu 49, -
he tnrned the bend OF the road, WIN tne
other two men after him they hred at niu'
j twice. ,nrned on,
to he the father and brother Of the woman
returned, and everything was explained: nns ne
woman's b usband had been beating ner anu y
she had written for her father ana orotne1 10 10
come for herand take her back home. Bul
there was delay In the delivery Of her letter
and she fearing that the letter aao eu Deen S Ths
relatives had received the letter day late and
4 were on their way for her at the time tnsy
ran upon us. The woman aocompanleo tne
2 still feeling a little uncomfortable"
Capt. King Is well known as Q Jolly gooo
feilow-a 800 pounder-who would make :
splendid target for the shot gun OF an engaSea1
wife beater, But fortune was on bis Side, and
the Captain Is now happy over the result o.
OF his late experience.-GreenvilleN News.