"Did anybody see you go?"
"The Jap janitor was in the hall fixin' one of the windows that was stuck."
"Did he say anything?"
"Not then."
"Afterward?"
"He come to me after the murder was discovered—next day, I reckon it was, in the afternoon, just before the inquest—and said could I lend him five hundred dollars. Well, I knew right away it was a hold-up, but I couldn't do a thing. I dug up the money an' let him have it."
"Has he bothered you since?"
Hull hesitated. "Well—no."
"Meanin' that he has?"
Hull flew the usual flag of distress, a red bandanna mopping a perspiring, apoplectic face. "He kinda hinted he wanted more money."