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Show Author Made His Own Terms. In Parisian lltorary circles thoy nro tolling u now story nbout Eugcno Sue nnd the queer way In which ho used to bargain over his serial rights. His "Mysteries of Paris" had Just appeared ap-peared and Suo was the man of tho moment. To him -Kent tho editor of tho Constitutlonnel, then ono ot tho leading French papers, for the pur-poso pur-poso ot securing tho rights as a serial of whatever new work he had In hand. "I shall want $20,000 for It," replied Suo, "paynblo to-day." pay It, and produced his check book. "Hold on," cried Sue, "thoro Is ono condition. I understand that yon hava tho smartest carriage and pair In Paris, I stlpulato that you shall send thorn ovcry day to my houso to bring mo my proofs and fetch my copy." Though tho request wns rather an odd ono tho editor agreed to It, and, as tho work which ho thus obtained was "The Wandering Jew," ho probably prob-ably never repented of his bargain. Tho editor sold ho wns willing to |