New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
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and the spotlight Of envious glances.
How does the gangster get his swell
dame? Much as thousands Of other fell
lows Of the city get their girls and just
as they will continue TO get them while
the protection Of home influences is so
crowded out in the city or until there IS
a successful city chaperon force or an
efficient municipal bureau for conven-
tional introductions. The fellows pick
up" the girls It's the accepted method.
THE APPEAL OF THE CANISTER.
Why DO gangsters get such swell
girls? The average of facial beatty
among gunner is not remarkably high.
and. besides, the homeliest gangster may
have the prettiest Of girls. The gangster
may be even as commonplace appearing
as foreign nCbieman, yet there Is some
thing about him that appeals TO many
an heiress to a wealth of beauty. There
is something fascinating in d gangsters
title 10 prowess and daring. TO the girl
he is something of d hero. She feels
strange excitement of trepidation and cia-
ton when she carries her herO's gun tor
him in her muff or handbag The advent
police give the girl an opportunity for a
display of her courage and loyalty, give
her & chance 10 get out Of the hum-drum
Of life into an atmosphere In which the
hun, is of excitement and the drum the
loud humping of her own heart The
gangster often has "a big bunch' OF
money tat least, it seems that 10 herr,
and when he does he spends 1t with lord
" abandon on the girl Of his choice 1he
gangsters girl is the object OF more
than passing notice from the other Buls'
her clothes are photographed, TO the last
detail Of the fringe on the enc OF her
nandent cash. by the time exposures or
lingering looks from the other girls. Ihere
Is ul-concealed envy in most OF lhe
glsnces and cold scorn in sOme-out IL 10
better TO be sEeered at than ignored
THE REASON SHE MARRlES.
But why does the girl marry the gang
ster? She often does she knows as
nearly as any one knows who plays the
marriage market on margin what Si'e
NAV come 10. The trouble is she loves
the man. She is not different enough from
other young women to withhold her love
merely because the man doesn I deserve
IL: and. of course. II woman loves
man 10 the utmost limit she will go Tor
him. and 20 as though it were no FUR
Their tnan the length Of a hobble SKIRT
step. for her love wears seven-league
boots. So the gangster and his girl often
marry. and i'm about the same proportion
Of cases az in other circles the wiie
makes the gangster a better man.
The morals in gangster circles are all
the way from lax 20 the worst possible
There is no need for discussion in detail
Some OF the incidents from real life
which follow will indicate enough; fur
thermore, 10 approach justice In treating
the subject IL would be necessary 10 look
into the moral standards by which the
average young man of New York lives
altogether too big and unpleasant a sub
feet for treatment here. But, TO empha-
size the seriousness Of the situation. this
much should be said The young man OF
the class from which the gangster comes
(and this includes thousands who are not
gangsters) docs not consider any girl as
Unfair game II his influence brings her
into his mower: he does not usually con-
slider that he has any duty toward her
unless he really cares for her: when mar