Cooley Paradene, uncle to Bill West in Bill the Conqueror, owner of the Paradene Pulp & Paper Company and collector of old books; lives in Westbury, L.I. Small and slight, with a red, clean-shaven face, stiff white hair, and rimless pincenez. Other relatives include brother Otis, brother-in-law Jasper Daly, niece Evelyn Paradene-Kirby, nephew Cooley John Paradene.

• Bill the Conqueror