“Am I?”
“Yes.”
“Then how did it happen? Hooker was mixed in that fight. I’m sure he was trying to do you up.”
“He wasn’t.”
“Get out! What was he in the fight for?”
“He was helping me.”
“Oh, come off!”
“It’s true.”
“You’re dreaming!”
“No. He kept one of those ruffians from kicking me when I was down. He attacked the man just as he was going to kick me.”