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Rutherford and Son 241
comes at a psychologic moment: Rutherford is
determined to get hold of John s invention for
the Rutherfords, of course and now that Mar
tin has broken faith with his master, his offense
serves an easy pretext for Rutherford to break
faith with Martin. He calls the old servant to his
office and demands the receipt of John s invention,
entrusted to Martin. On the latter s refusal to
betray John, the master plays on the man s loyalty
to the Rutherfords.
Rutherford. Rutherfords is going down down. I
got to pull her up, somehow. There s one way out. . . .
Mr. John s made this metal a thing, I take your word
for it, that s worth a fortune. And we re going to sit
by and watch him fooling it away selling it for a song
to Miles or Jarvis, that we could break to-morrow if we
had half a chance. . . . You ve got but to put your hand
in your pocket to save the place and you don t do it.
You re with them you re with the money-grubbing lit
tle souls that can t see beyond the next shilling they put
in their pockets. . . . Whea men steal, Martin, they
do it to gain something. If I steal this, what ll I gain
by it? If I make money, what ll I buy with it? Pleas
ure, maybe ? Children to come after me glad o what
I done? Tell me anything in the wide world that d
bring me joy, and I ll swear to you never to touch it.
... If you give it to me what ll you gain by it? Not
a farthing shall you ever have from me no more than
I get myself.
Martin. And what will Mr. John get for it?
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