They went West and there, so it was said, the positions of the brothers changed.
Samuel's luck turned; he made some fortunate stock deals and became wealthy.

Bailey, however, lost all he had in bad mining ventures and sank almost to poverty.

Both had been dead for years now, but Samuel's son, Erastus--he much preferred to be called E.Holliday Kendrick--was a man of consequence in New York, a financier, with offices on Broad Street and a home on Fifth Avenue.

John, the East Wellmouth people had last heard of as having worked his way through college and law school and as practicing his profession in the big city.
So much Captain Bangs knew.

And John Kendrick told him the rest.