I understand that you are willing to have Senor Tomaso Reade do the explaining." "More than willing--anxious," replied General Manager Ellsworth.
That night Tom and Harry returned to their tent.

As they went at a late hour their absence from the house was barely noted.
All through the afternoon the visitors had been busy inspecting ore supposed to have been blasted in the tunnels of _El Sombrero_ Mine.

As the reader will understand, every bit of this ore had been brought from a profitable mine further up in the mountains.
"How does it seem to be a rascal, Tom ?" inquired Harry, as he blew out the candle in their tent.
"Great!" muttered Tom Reade.
The day following was given somewhat to sight-seeing in and around the mine, but still more to a discussion of the intended purchase.
As Don Luis would not hear to reducing his price, the visitors were finally satisfied to pay the money demanded.
"When will you be ready to turn the money over, gentlemen ?" inquired Montez.
"As soon as we can reach a town where there is both a bank and a telegraph office," replied Mr.Haynes.

"The whole amount of money is on deposit in New York City, subject to sight draft.
If you are well enough known at the bank, Don Luis, to introduce us, the draft may be drawn at that bank, and accepted from New York on telegraphic inquiry." "The speed of you American business men is marvelous!" cried Don Luis Montez, delightedly.
The next morning Don Luis, Mr.Haynes and a New York capitalist in the party departed in an automobile, going back to the railway town.

Two days later they returned.