The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-26
Mss Rl ilAlI ~ e GUARDIAN.

| lnink OF IL, slster, tOmOrrOW 20 OUT
into the great big world"
MAY the great big world be tender
with you, child" Sister Chrysostom
whispered prayerfully. "Be as happy as
you may. my dear, but above all be brave
and good"
Miss Romney embraced the nun i'm
pulsively, like a good willed child pledg-
ing fealty to her mother. Sister Chrysos-
tom had been almost a mother to Miss
| Romney. who had come to the convent a
| full orphan at the very age when child
begins consciously to appreciate its par
ents. Miss Romney's only friend out
side Of the convent was her fathers
| junior partner, executor and her own
| guardia~
But Mr.. Damon Belmade. attorney.
lived In New York. Aud here for ~
years had Miss Romney been in San
Francisco at the other rim Of the CONT
nent. Mr.. Belmade and Mrs Belmade
had sent their ward to, California. whose
salubrious climate. they believed, would
help to build up little Vcronica's fragile
health.
The child and Mrs. Bclmade opened
and continued n very pretty correspond
encc. Mrs. Belmade was childless and
cherished the pious fancy that heaven
had placed Veronica in her path by way
Of pity. Alas a day came when, instead
of the quaint blue envelopes of Mrs. Bel
made. there arrived n square envelope,
with gloomy black borders, which con-
tanned Mr. Belmade's announcement Of
his wifcs sudden death.
Happily Mr.. Belmade took up the
thrpad of corresDOndcncc n few months
iater' ana veronica ielt she was not
qnne aoahoohed TO a cruei Destiny Her
guard'ah wrote regularly from montn 10
mohth ana sent her countess littie KhicK-
knncks, etc
ms afternoon the last OF rengious
hush ana diihness betore MISS homney
should sally forth into the great Dig
Wofiu' oister Chrysostom taiHea Ut
length and forclbly on the great goodness
OF MI belnlaue. veronica must never
forget MS deVotion TO her, must never
forget what simple. ignorant wording
she was anu now wen quaiihed MI. bei'
mace n proved man OF a1falrs' "oulu De
TO direct hef IN any enterprise or idea.
Yet am AFRAID 1t VIII DC rather hard
10 obey ME- beilnane. 1hihk OF this SIS
ter. You Know how many times ! nave
asked nm to send me his portraitF MISS
Lomhey SAID rueiully.
yes. child.
wen nc mas JUST sent me one IN
sealed package. In the 'snme mail comes
ietter bess'nG me not TO LOOK ut tne
photograph nhiii we meet III NeW DIX
III sorry dlul open inc package
hrst.
10" nave not opeheu the package!
NO. sister,
a soou girl! lou II pe Win your dear
suh'''ah now Ill I'VE uass. ne KNOWS
,he very tram Oh when WI you ir''e' in,Ik
now hapl! you VIII lee' u hu'e upiueu
ny ms WISH
h,sS hon.n'! ehoea'o'cu 10 'uke DAM
,or hcr e"riuS!tS OUT oi thr nun none
luea Vi oneu''l'e, me oei' rang SUM
,ton'iS SISTER Nh,ysoS'on' 10 rnape..
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Am oaued away Meet Mrs oaiver'on at the
i'0'e' '0''"s''o@e' i'Ae eau ~ n uepo' nu
Miss Romncy again set foot in New York
after II years Of exile. She would have
been just as familiar in the Sahara, but
She boldly summoned cab and was soon
deposited at the quiet and aristocratic
Bollngbroke. Miss Romney had to wait
IN parlor but few moments after
sending her card to Mrs. Calverton. who
proved TO be a stylish. brisk, frank little
woman, with the faintest tendency to-
ward overweight.
she explained volubly that the Calver-
tous ana Be'mades were family friends OF
generation; that AIR. belmade, being
summopcd north on unavoidable bust
ness, mad requested her to look after his
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