—Judges 15:7 Scott’s first order of business that morning was to arrest Win Avey for putting a dent in the head of Rose Lovelock’s bouncer, Dave. He would be glad to have Avey behind bars before the Liberty Sing, anyway. Especially now that he knew there were socialists and draft-dodgers in town. Win had no tolerance for liberal thinkers. In fact Win was altogether too free with his fists—and whatever else he could pick up—to mix peacefully with anyone who held an opinion that differed from his own. Scott backed his automobile out of the shed behind his house that he used for a garage. The auto was a 1913 model Paige touring car that he had bought used from Hattie’s cousin’s husband, who owned a dealership in Muskogee. He had been petitioning the town council for years to buy an auto for the use of anyone on official business. But the council had turned deaf ears for so long that he finally broke down and bought one for himself. He was proud of his shiny vehicle with its convertible top, and glad that it would remain in his possession after he was no longer in the employ of the town of Boynton.
