"Humph! But Marcia won't. You can lie if you want to to save the skin of that good-for-nothin' critter upstairs—though what purpose is served by your doin' it I can't see. But Marcia won't. She'll speak the truth same's she always has an' always will. No lie will cross her lips. If she says them jewels warn't here I'll believe it. Come now, Marcia. Mebbe you've evidence that'll hist me out of the idiot class. Was there ever diamonds an' things under this brick or warn't there?"
"Yes."
"You saw 'em?"
As if the admission was dragged from her, Marcia formed, but did not utter, the word:
"Yes."
"They was under this brick, warn't they?"
"Yes."
"There! Then I ain't gone daffy! What I said was true," Elisha acclaimed, rising in triumph and snapping his finger at Eleazer.
"The jewels were Mr. Heath's. He hid them for safe keeping."
"He told you that?"