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r- -» V •< r •» e > ’. - | \ 1 L"* <8 J C • < *> X X V Thur‘ C k ’ o b * r 29 ' 98 H S . < '■ Yv 2) SA N D Y ( O r . ) POST S IMightnder part of mountain Halloween legend by MICHAEL P JONKS Post Correspondent unbelievahU unbelievable This story takes place dur •ng the depression, when a m ajority of the mountain people were struggling to survive The n ig h tn d e r-fac ele ss. dressed ,n black and riding a Legends, old-timers say, are born in the mountains. especially when the shadows of the forests entice one’s im - agination to absorb the stallion the color of mid n i g h t - s ta lk e d th e back roads, terrorizing travelers that dared to venture out at night Although the rider can be seen on any given night, he will at tim es vanish for m on ths on end But uhen fall comes, the presence of the shadowy figure is constant, esp e c ia lly on H allow een night On this particular Hallo w een n ig h t, H e n ry Droughton. a rich lumber baron from the East, decid ed to flaunt some of his wealth on his newly-wed bride £ •’V a • IT C’WB'Vs . ■* A t ' 7 ' • / a ■> O . > I)rawin«h> John Ki>lluw.t||r He had leased a two-story rustic lodge in Rhododen dron, and had hired the se r vices of a maid, a butler, and a cook In addition, he hired a woodcutter, nam ed Jess, to keep fires burning in the s tru c tu re s m a s s iv e fireplaces Droughton and his wife, Bess, had left P o rtlan d earlier in the day. and their journey was m agnificent, until they reached Zigzag The road to Rhododendron was blocked by downed trees from a freak windstorm from the night before It would not bt* clear for a cou pie more days Til not be intim idated by the w rath of n atu re," the Baron shouted angrily at the storekeeper in Zigzag ’ Is there not another way to the lodge?” The storekeeper said that there was another wav, bu, that it would cost him $25 because no one was anxious to m ake the trip “ I t ’s H a llo w e e n ," the sto re k e e p e r pointed out "The m ghtrider is sure to be on the back roads tonight." The Baron was outraged, but was not a man to let money stand in the way He also agreed to one condition The driver and coach must lx« allowed to head back to Zigzag long before midnight The road to Rhododendron was in ill repair, and the Baron was very crankv by the time he got to the lodge "Take her with you to He began drinking heavily, Zigzag, the Baron said "If and nothing the servants I don't show up a little after could do would satisphy him midnight, you can m arry Uhen he w asn't complain her She'll be a rich woman if mg, he was bragging about the m ghtrider gets me ” The his money Baron laughed outloud at the Finally, the woodcutter, very idea who was an old fellow with a ’ What is the story behind slight build, approached the this m ghtrider," the Baron Baron "B aron,” he said, asked as the servants and his "we must return to Zigzag wife got in the coach now, or else we ll tie out on "H e was a farm er here," the road at midnight " the woodcutter said "He Once again the Baron was was robbed of a wagon of o u t r a g e d “ Y ou hay, and stabbed with his superstitious fools," he said own hay hook They say he "O ld m an, th e re is no rides these roads to avenge m ghtrider What’s more. I’ll that death " prove it to you I'll bet you The Baron began walking $500 I can walk from here to as the coach rolled off into Zigzag without running into the dark night He hadn’t the m ghtrider." gone far when he heard T he w o o d c u tte r h ad hooves. He hid on the side of nothing to bet, except for a the road, but they stopped gold watch that had been "I m ustn't let my imagina handed down through the tion get away from m e," the family He was so tired of the Baron said aloud ranting and raving of the This happened again, and Baron, however, that he then again made the bet “ I t ’s ju s t my "And what about your im a g in a tio n ," th e B aron wife," the woodcutter asked said outloud, over and over By now he was sweating, and running at tim es The pounding of hooves kept getting closer, but he didn't see the m ghtrider Then, as he rounded the mountain, in the moonlight, he saw the nightrider. swing ing his hook, his horse rear mg up To this day no one knows what h.ippened to the Baron, who for the first tim e had found himself alone, in a place where his money had done him no good. Some say the woodcutter rode that black stallion to get even with the Baron o th ers say the Baron died of his ow n imagination Others, that claim to have seen the m ghtrider, are sure of what happened Deane’s Auto Repair D e a n e W e s s e lin k , o w n e r . 3 4 y e a r s e x p e r ie n c e C o m p le te A u to m o tiv e R e p a irs : A u to m a tic T ra n s m is s io n s E x h a u s t S yste m s B ra k e W o rk G e n e r a l T u n e -u p CALL 6 6 8 -4 5 6 3 O p .n ____ M on. F r|. 8 5 p m 1 ’/< m i. e a s t of Sandy 4 2 0 0 7 S.S. H w y . 26 We service Chrysler motors products: Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Daily! COUPON SU NDAY M O N D A Y TUESDAY Rath Bacon Sentry has i t . . . low produce prices! 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