"Yes, señor."
"Of course it——"
"If anything serious were to happen to important members of your company—to you, Señor Scott, we will say?"
"Why, I suppose the others would push her through."
"But if something happened to Señor Hatch and Señor Bragg?"
"Well, now you're supposing a wholesale calamity! I don't know what would happen if we were all knocked out before construction began—before the stock was placed on the market."
"It might put an end to the project?"
"It might," admitted Old Gripper.
"That would be most unfortunate for Señor Merriwell," said the Mexican, as if he almost feared something of the sort was going to take place.
Coffee was finally brought.