Work and Win No. 511: Fred Fearnot Shadowed; or, Hunted for His Life

# Fred Fearnot Shadowed: Hunted for His Life

This issue features the serial "Fred Fearnot Shadowed: Hunted for His Life" by Hal Standish. Fred Fearnot, a wealthy New York businessman, receives an anonymous death threat from someone angry about his foreclosure on the Barclay property in New Jersey, driven by the profligate Pierce Barclay. Though Fred dismisses the threat, his friend Terry Olcott undertakes detective work. Disguised with false mustache and powdered hair, Terry infiltrates Ham Smith's East Side gambling den where Barclay operates as a bookmaker. Terry poses as an intoxicated wealthy rube, deliberately losing $1,000 on a rigged horse-racing con game to gain Barclay's trust. He then demonstrates expert card manipulation at poker, revealing the game's dishonest nature and deterring further play.