Their porter in the bank is our old friend, Ike; indeed so great is his interest in the establishment and so highly does he think of his position that he is very positive it could not go on for a day without him.
He always speaks of the firm as "we."
"We's doin' fine," is a frequent expression of his, though nothing delights him so much as to tell of his adventures in the Great Cañon. He sneers at all other human exploits as things of no account compared with the events in which he played so prominent a part.
Mr. Willett's cook is the faithful Wah Shin. "Wah really runs the house," Sam says, but he always adds, "and it could not be run better. Wah is a standing proof that the Mongolian has a bright mind and a generous heart—that is if you get one of the right kind and treat him right."
Strange though it may seem, Ulna, as Mr. Willett's protege, came east and studied medicine, and his skill and judgment are making him famous in the West. We need not add that there is one house in Denver where "Doctor Ulna" is always a welcome and an honored guest.
"Collins, Brill & Tims" is the firm name of one of the most prosperous "concerns" in Colorado.
It is not necessary for us to speak separately of the members in order to have them recognized, though it may not be amiss to say that they are all married men, and are among the largest depositors in the bank of Willett & Son.
They make the banker's house their home when in Denver, and although Hurley's Gulch has been long since abandoned, and the wolf unfrightened howls over its site, they love to talk over the stirring days when a son's devotion proved itself more powerful than Lynch law and vigilance committees.
[LOST.]
In the summer of 1864 Paul Seeton went to spend his holidays with his cousin, Frank More.