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Show . co ' i DETECTIVE STORIES. Forly year? aco Ihe N'ick Carter detective de-tective -tories held the attention Of small boys. On Tuesda . Frederick Hey. the author, shot himself to death in New York City. His body was ! found by Charles V. McLean, manap ing editor of Street A: Smithi who1 fir-i published the famous Nick Car ter tales He hurried lo the hotel after Ormond O. Smith, the president of Ihe firm, received from Mr Pay a letter announcing his intention. A similar letter, received by Major Jo seph CacCavajO, a consulting engineer and nn old friend or Mr. Day's read thus Dear Joe. This will rather shock you, but 1 am sending 11 to you bo-cause bo-cause 1 want you, for old lime's sake, to do something lor me after I have pone For I'm going west by Ihe quick est route, within a few hours after I post this, Things have gone to smash with me. and I'm just tired oul and want to try the long traverse Its no sudden decision. I'm dolus 11 be "cause 1 think it for the best for all concerned; and 1 cant stand the though! of growing old and becoming a burden " The detectives stories were wild escapades, es-capades, with shooting nnd daring deeds in every paragraph Having dwelt on shooting in his writings. Dey, in the hour of mental upset, did the natural thing ho followed the powerful suggestions of ihe past and shot himself. Men, in their younger days, must be careful how they sow. as they invar iably reap as they sow. Thoughts are powerful forces and dreams long entertained finally become be-come reality. At the end of every one of the ol yellow back detective stories of the i Nick Carter series should be this I note: "The author killed himself." L I |