Power Of Imagination

Alexander Dumas published, somo time ago, in a daily P.iris puper, a novul, ia whioh the heroïne, pro.-iperous and happy, is assailed by uonsuuiption, All thu gradual symptoms were most tonohingly describod, aud the greatest interest was fo!t fcr the heroinu. One day the Murquis de Dalooiieu oalled on hini. ' Duma,' suid P0 'havo you coinposed Uio eiid of the story now böing published in the V ' Of cours-.' ' Does the heroino diü at the ond ?' . ' Of oourae - dies of consumptifin. - Afler such symptnms as I havo described, how O'iuld she live ?' ' You will have to inako her live. - You must chunge tho cuiaatrophe.' ' I oiiinot.' ( Yes y u must ; for on your heromc's lifo dependa my dauLtur's ?' ' Your da!ghter.' ' Yes, she hus all the various syrnptoma of cuiisuíiiptiui) you have deeribed, and wa'ches tn juiufully for evory new number ot your nvel rauding har own fate iu your heroine's. ííow, if you luake your heroïne live, my daufihtei', whose imaginatioa has ben decply im presst-d, will iyo, too. Gome, a iifu to aava is a emptation "' Not. to bo resi?tod.' Du mus ühanged bis last chapter,- - Hia beroiue recovertid, and wau happy. About five yoars afierwarda, Dumas met the uiarquis at a party. 1 Ah, DuuniH !' he exclairnöd, ' let me introduce you to my daug-htor ; glie owes lier lifö to you. There she 'm 1' 'Tliüt fine, handsomo woman, who looks like Joan d' Are?' ' Yes. She is murried, and ha8 had four ohildiea.' ' And my novel four editioiiB,' said Dumas ; ' ao we are quits.'