"Who are your intimate associates in this great project, if I am not presuming too far by asking, Señor Scott?"
"Mr. Warren Hatch, Mr. Sudbury Bragg, and Mr. Frank Merriwell are in the company."
"It seems that I have heard of Señor Merriwell. Has he not a rich mine down there somewhere in Sonora?"
"He has."
"Then it is likely he will be the one most benefited by the building of this road?"
"It certainly will be a great thing for him."
Lazaro nodded slowly. He knew Watson Scott was surveying him in a puzzled manner, but he seemed wholly unconscious of the fact.
"The stock of this company you think will be a profitable investment for those who may purchase it, señor?"
"I believe so."
"Of course your company intends to retain a controlling interest in the road?"