Because the public knew nothing of "lefty" Louie, or "Gyp the Blood," or even of the late Lieutenant Becker, it was common gossip that the criminals lurked in the neighborhood, and that, in order to avoid suspicion, they would appear among the chief mourners.
"The Log of a Noncombatant"
Horace Green
I've noticed one thing, my dear lefty, two's best anyhow.
"Andiron Tales"
John Kendrick Bangs
"No, he wasn't," returned lefty.
"Andiron Tales"
John Kendrick Bangs