St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-02
MRS. ENDICnTT'S SECRET.
For Which STE D. ciiHes TO Take Less Than
$4,000.
New York Times

New York Times.
A weird, negro populated thoroughfare, ap-
parently hundreds of miles from the hustle
and tlrmoil OF New York, and named Mi
Meta street, an uncanny. red brick, tumble
down looking house, evidently Invested Of
back bone; door bell that utters a harsh,
unmusical sound, as though it lad been out
| late and caught cold; door, the glass part
OF which Is stuffed with pieces Of newspaper
and rag; an uncarpeted hall in side; creaking
unused stairs, which seem as though their
burdens were more than they could bear;
such are the objects which Mrs. Susan Eudi-
colt, of No. Minetta street, has forced upon
the callers who are an xious to learn the I'M
port Of the wonderful secret which she claims
to possess. Up one flight OF the creaking,
upcarptted stairs, lives Mrs. EndicOtt her
self, alone and apparently the sole occupau ut
OF ibe fOor. visitor Of the Times knocked
al her door yesterday afternoon, aud elcitlng
no respOuse, pushed 1t slightly and II
yielded To his tOnch. In the middle Of
small, sparsey furnished room was All
elderly colored woman, wearing a wooden
covering over the head, shawl over the
shoulders, and fragmentary and gaudliy
pan over a small stove, and as she moved
the pan to and fro the flames lesped up and
played upon her face until she rcsemblcd
very much tho pictures Of Hecate done
slightly brown.
"Mrs. Endicottl'
''Yes, / am Mrs. Susan Endicott. Sit
down." Mrs. Endlcott's voice Was pleasant,
but there WAS a shade Of suspicion Ia IL, the
absence Of which would have made IL pleas
auter.
III have a secret" she said, 'aud Of course
you want to know all about il. Ny price is
$780, 600. II is worth 5000, but will sell
1t at the figure | fret named. have had
two splendid offers. but refused them both.
hoping for better" Mrs. Eudicott stirred
tue Goals in the stove, and the light ilium-
ined her skinny, brown wrists aud her uer-
vous hands. ''On December IL last" she
said slowly, 81 was sitting here by the stove
felt very happy, and WAS singing 10 myself.
Suddenly / heard loud noise, apparently IL
the wall beside me. II seemed 10 come
through the we'll and, passing over my head,
to 90 out at the other side. threw myself
back in the chair, frightened, and
again 1t came. Then heard the words:
a wonder, a mystery to the world, q qucs-
tiou that never was asked for, never was
taught, and never was givenr If three
words were added to this the secret would be
known. WE'LL" continued Mrs. Eudicoti,
IL was much startled, and thought somebody
must have opened my door and spoken to
me. The door was locked. | ran down
stairs, and as | did SO heard the words,
'Mnd the secret II is wonderful very
wonderful thing, and worth anything" con-
cluded Mrs. Susan, rocking to aud fro in her
chair
''What kind OF thing Is itl"
'lt Is good for business men," she said,
imprssively; 'thev can take Il and travel
with 1t aud make heaps of money Ladies
can use IL also, but as their lives are more
restricted, OF course they can't have as many
opportunities TO dispose OF It. But 1t is In
valuable"
We'll, how is il usedl"
'Iou'rc trying to get il out OF me for moth
ing,n said Mrs. Eudicott. auCrsly. 'If It
was published in the newspapers who'd bay
ki man doesn't want his secret known
until he has made his fortune by 1t. I'll tell
yol this much, she said, gentlemen might
ssy 1t bad something To do with betting. /
don't say they would, mind you, but they
might DO IT, know II doesn't sui. ladies as
well as gentlemen"
Who do you suppose gave you this Sc
crrtl''
The Lord" said Mrs Enficott. Gen
tlemeu might say 1t had something to do
with religion. / don't say that they would,
mind you, but they might do H. Anyway,
that wUaldu I Interfere with its sale"
why don't you use II yourselfF'
"Beeause am poor lsuudress, !" was the
answer. ''and cannot afford to do so. have
no money myself
Have you ever had any secrets befo-sl''
"Well, said the old Eoma o. hcsitatiugIy,
II have had two since then. When I and
that can command little bit Of some
thing. by means Of the frat, then viii try
and dispose Of the other tao. Only ask
$50, ,0O0. and Il is aEfully cheap. The gru-
temsu who buys it Won't be sorry" And
Mrs Endicott, poking the expiring remnants
OF her Gre, leaued back in her chair, pursed
up her lips, aud declined to say anything
more for less thsn $50. 600.