owan ▁and ▁Van , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Good win ' s ▁boot leg ging ▁crew , ▁argue ▁and ▁prov oke ▁each ▁other . ▁Van ▁makes ▁cru de ▁adv ances ▁toward ▁Temple , ▁r ous ing ▁in ▁the ▁d run ken ▁G owan ▁a ▁sense ▁that ▁he ▁needs ▁to ▁protect ▁Temple ' s ▁honor . ▁By ▁this ▁point , ▁Temple ▁is ▁deeply ▁dist ress ed . ▁She ▁is ▁app reh ensive ▁of ▁the ▁boot leg gers , ▁tr u ant ▁from ▁school , ▁and ▁afraid ▁of ▁being ▁discovered ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁her ▁family ' s ▁disapp ro val . ▁She ▁is ▁cond esc ending , ▁which ▁ang ers ▁Pope ye , ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁hold ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁room ▁where ▁the ▁men ▁are ▁drink ing ▁despite ▁Ruby ' s ▁advice ▁that ▁she ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁them . ▁After ▁being ▁har ass ed , ▁Temple ▁finds ▁a ▁bed room ▁to ▁hide . ▁G owan ▁and ▁Van ▁finally ▁fight , ▁and ▁G owan ▁is ▁knock ed ▁out . ▁The ▁other ▁men ▁carry ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁room ▁where ▁Temple ▁is ▁c ower ing ▁and ▁throw ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁bed . ▁Ruby ▁and ▁Tommy ▁keep ▁the ▁men , ▁including ▁Pope ye , ▁from ▁bother ing ▁Temple . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁men ▁leave ▁on ▁a ▁whis key ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁G owan ▁w akes ▁and ▁sil ently ▁leaves ▁the ▁house , ▁abandon ing ▁Temple . ▁Tommy , ▁who ▁dis lik es ▁and ▁fear s ▁Good win ' s ▁other