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Show 1 Author Made Hla Own Terms. In Pnrlslan literary circles tliey sre telling a now story about Kug-no Sue and the queer woy In whic h ho tnd to bargain over his serial rights- In, "Mysteries of Paris" hu:l J"st l peared and Suu wns tho man of tie moment. To him went tho dlllor of the Cunititiitli.nnel, tin n one of tho UadltiK French pnpeM. for the pur. pose of securing the rights na a snrtsi of whatever new work be hid 0 bond. "I .hall want $0,000 for It." roulim ii. ,.ii,.. I, Rue, "paynhlo today." pay It. and produced his check book. "Hold on," cried Hun, "thero Is on. condition. I underbuild that you hav. tho smurti'Ht cnrrlar.o and pair In I'arls. I Btlpulutfl that you shall send thorn every day to my honso to hrinj me my proof, and fetch my copy." Though tho rcnuert wn rather an odd one tho editor ugrecd to It, and, aa the work which ho thus obtained was "The Wandering .lew," ho probably prob-ably nover repented of his bargain. The editor suld ho wus willing to |