causing problems with the townspeople, and it was Burton's responsibility to maintain the peace. After his first few months Burton was reassigned to night patrol in the residential and outlying districts, which he did riding a motorcycle. Burton continued learning more about "policing" until in 1919 he found himself in a moral dilemma. With the beginning of Prohibition in America, many police officers became "corrupt", rather than enforce the unpopular Eighteenth Amendment. However Burton was never "on the take" like some of his colleagues, and attempts began to "get Red Burton lined up". Despite all offers of money and promotion, Burton remained loyal to the law and refused. In September 1919, Burton was informed by his chief that he was being transferred back to a daytime schedule, "for the good of the department". This was because Burton was effective at bringing in large quantities of contraband that usually arrived at night. Instead of staying on, Burton replied: "Well sir, if I thought it was better for the department, I wouldn't say a word". Then he quit. Burton was not unemployed long, for his reputation as a loyal lawman paid off. Sheriff Bob Buchanan of McLennan County heard of Red and offered him the position of deputy sheriff. It was over their shared opinions of law enforcement that the two men became good friends. It was while Red was deputy sheriff that his most famous story occurred. The Ku Klux Klan On October 1, 1921, local members of the Ku Klux Klan began organizing a large rally to take place in Lorena. The Klan already had a strong presence in the Waco area, but neither Burton or Buchanan were aware of the plans to convene in the town center of Lorena. Members had distributed flyers saying, "The Ku Klux Klan Will Parade Tonight At 8:30!", but both officers had been preoccupied with crimes that had taken place in the nearby towns of Leroy and Mart. However, when both men returned to Waco, there were several townspeople from Lorena waiting in Buchanan's office. They brought with them a plea for Buchanan to help them deal with the Klan. Both men already knew the other was not a member of the Klan, and they already had a run in with them the 27 September 1921, when there was a particularly destructive rally in the town of Mart. After that event, Buchanan had asserted