' s ▁missed ▁Temple ' s ▁train . ▁He ▁spe eds ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁town ▁to ▁intercept ▁it , ▁meeting ▁Temple ▁in ▁Taylor , ▁and ▁convin cing ▁her ▁to ▁ride ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁St ark ville — a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁rules ▁for ▁young ▁women . ▁On ▁the ▁way , ▁G owan , ▁still ▁dr unk , ▁and ▁an ▁obvious ▁alco hol ic , ▁dec ides ▁to ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁Good win ▁place ▁to ▁find ▁more ▁mo ons h ine . ▁He ▁crashes ▁his ▁car ▁into ▁a ▁tree ▁that ▁Pope ye ▁had ▁fel led ▁across ▁the ▁drive ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁ra id . ▁Pope ye ▁and ▁Tommy , ▁a ▁good - n ature d ▁" half w it " ▁who ▁works ▁for ▁Good win , ▁happen ▁to ▁be ▁nearby ▁when ▁the ▁accident ▁happens , ▁and ▁take ▁Temple ▁and ▁G owan ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁m ansion . ▁Temple ▁is ▁ter r ified , ▁both ▁by ▁G owan ' s ▁behavior ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁strange ▁people ▁and ▁circumstances ▁into ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁brought ▁her . ▁Upon ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁Good win ▁place , ▁she ▁meets ▁Good win ' s ▁common - law ▁wife , ▁Ruby , ▁who ▁advis es ▁her ▁to ▁leave ▁before ▁night fall . ▁G owan ▁is ▁given ▁more ▁liqu or ▁to ▁drink . ▁ ▁After ▁night fall , ▁Good win ▁returns ▁home ▁and ▁is ▁ups et ▁to ▁find ▁G owan ▁and ▁Temple ▁stay ing ▁there . ▁All ▁the ▁men ▁continue ▁to ▁drink ; ▁G