The evening world., 1891-05-28
SUMMERS LATEST MYSTERY.
Now 1t Is q Tale of the Robbery Of
Edgar Farnum in Philadelphia
"Uncle" James II. Edgar Had Given
Him $4,000 for Our Own Perrin.

Perrin Munchausen Sumner, the accom-
plished story-teller and aut nor, is cut with Q
brand-new chapter Of the Edgar my terry, in
trohucing several new characters in that never
ending tale.
This time Uncle Edgar after having died
several times ut sea and once in Montreal,
suddenly appears in Philadelphia.
Likewise does one Edgar Farnum, who ssys
he lives at 20 Wnloughby street. Brooklyn.
FaTnum 10 brouyht to Paiisdsiphia by a letter.
AZ the depot he meets Q man VINO calls himself
| Cavsnagh, ami James II. Edgar himself, alive.
| We nnd that friend Edgar Ia a. connding and
generous as ever, for without a word OF In.
quiry he hands to MIR. Fsrpum. who 10 an en-
| tire stranger, q package containing 81. 900 and
asks hin to give 1t to Mir. Sumner, Of New
York.
Then MIR. Edgar leaves and Messrs. Far
mum and Cavanagh 20 to II hotel together.
There they drink ale and occupy the samv
rooms, and next morning CavanaRh and Far
NUNS valuables, including Summers 81, 600,
| are missing.
Farnum reports the matter TO the Pmladel
phia authorities and an unsympathetic Chief
OF Police promptly denounces the scheme AZ
an annex to On attempt to defraud an insu.
ance company in this city.
| A reporter called at 20 wnloughby sSree
this morning. The servant who openea tn.
door SAID no person OF the name OF Farnun
lived there. but q man who had been standin rs
| at the head OF the stairs came rushing dowI
four steps At time, and said:
:Mr. Farnum Just went out"
~ thought he didn't live here?"
"Ee does Temporarily with me-"
"And who are Jour"
| "Colt, Colt, Lawyer Colt
"You are acquainted with Farnum9"
~ am."
WhsrB mis- business7"
"He 10 a Spectator"
:In what7n
"In everything"
"Was he robbed lately7"
"He said he was robbed in Philadelphia, bu
| don't know the particulars. -
"Did he mention anything about P. H.
sumner?r
"Great heavensi no. Mr.. Farnum wouldn'
have anything to do with that man."
| MT. Colt acted a. II he dian't feel we'll afteI
that. He became restless and began to bach
| towards the stairs. which he finally reasceudee
a. he came down, shouting TO tue reporter:
| Of the Equitable Building"
els that his ofIioeT"
"Nc, but am to meet him there"
MIR. Sumner wore his usual smile this morn.
ing, but the moment Farnum and the Edga,
mystery were mentioned he became serious, OIL
apparently SO.
"Yes, know this man Farnum,p said he,
"He came to me last week aud said he had
seen Elgar in Philadelphia. The moment h,
said that SAINT him on. / told hin didn',
want to hear any more.
"You see, don't talk Edgar mystery any
more to any one don's know. I've go
enough Of that. Iwouldn't talk to you II
didn't Know you.
~ told Mr.. Farnum he had better zee my law.
yer, Ambrose II. Purdy. Invent with him to
Purdy's once, bat he wasn't In. Then he
went to another lawyer, ana that lawyer has
since heen here 10 see me. No, couldn't tel
you his name. am not at liberty to do 10.
don't know what Fsrnum told the lawyer OF
how he knew Edgar"
"Thsn you believe that James Il Edgar ID
alive 2"
81 do, and that the man who committed
suicide at the Getty House In Yonkers was
after all his nephew, George X. Edgar.
~ don't zee why they mix mo up in this.
have nothing to do with 1t, or with MFR. Far.
mum, f" continued the versatile Mr.. Sumner.
A reporter waited to see Mr.. Fsrpum in
front OF the Equitsble Building, bot neithsr he
nor bis frienu Colt made his appearance.