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Show 1 nearly recovered. "OLD SLEUTH" DEAD t s Writer of Famous Detectivo Stories z Passes Away. 8 BAINBRIDGE, Ga.. March 26. Col. H. " Schacklcford, better known as "Hal 1 Standlsh." under which nom de plume he wrote "Fred Fearnot," "The Old Sleuth" and other well-known detective stories, died here this morning, aged Co years. u Col. Shackleford was for thirty-live vears 0 a writer of detective stories. Besides bc-s bc-s ing a prolific writer, he was at various " times a Baptist minister, Democratic campaign speaker and lecturer. |