The Boss could be found now, at any time that we needed him, but that he would speak all the traditions of gangland made impossible.
"Guy Garrick"
Arthur B. Reeve
This was the loyalty of gangland, worthy a better cause.
"The Exploits of Elaine"
Arthur B. Reeve
The intimate, personal acquaintance of Larry the Bat with every crook and dive in gangland had aided him, as Smarlinghue, to gain an initial foothold, but his complete establishment there had necessarily had to be of Smarlinghue's own making.
"The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale"
Frank L. Packard