The Minneapolis journal., 1903-01-08
BOOK VII.
Out of the Deep.
L'ENVOl
FAREWELL!

E'ENVOI
FAREWELL
Nearly two years have fed away. 1t is a
new scene in new land. Under grove
of mighty trees, the forest primeval, in
deed on the brow Of HILL a gray old
manor house stands upon grassy lawn
stretching down to the shining waters OF
the broad Potomac. On the edge of the
bluff. looking far over the river. is g. little
pleasure house. 1t is late spring in the
Old Dominion. ...t-, -. :
Philip and Anne Grafton for some time
past have been established in the ances-
tral home of the family from which her
mother sprang, which had descended to
her shortly before: Though he had given
up active service in the English navy,
out Of Difference to his wifes feelings,
who would not see him war against his
countrymen,, and who could not bear to
| think Of him on that sea which had taken
| her grandfather and father as we'll, Graf
! ton had retired with the sanction and ap-
proval Of the king. His beautiful wife
| and her story had won the kind heart of
queer little George II. and. while loath to
| lose so good officer, he had at last said
| Yes" to all her pleadings for, her hus-
| band. She had suffered enough and she
was entitled to consideration,
! From a tall masthead, erected on the
| sloping lawn, every day hutters small
blue flag which is especially under the
| care Of certain ancient mariner of aspect
curious and language quaint, who rolls
| along the walks and. drives Of the Vir-
gnia plantation as if he were still on the
heaving deck Of q ship. He answers to
the name of Jabez Slocu1n and Is full of
! strange tales of distant lands and teeming
seas. The children of the vicinity love
him. ~ =. 's.' -.s... s~.
| Philips neighbors, in common with this
old man, call him Admiral Grafton" He
u.s. in fact. rear dmiral Of the blue, and
the flag Is that Of his rank.
| In the little summer-house there are
two women. The difference between them
is as marked, thinks Philip, as he OBJ
serves them. himself unseen, from the
porch of the house above, as when he
first saw them in the old Chateau de
Josselin in Brittany in France There is
but one doll between them now. It is not
Toto nor any Of the demoiselles de Paris
This one has blue eyes like her father
| and mother. and the midnight hair OF
Anne has been lightened into a curly
!. brown that speaks Of Philip Josette
who had been brought from France after
, the battle. kneels at her mistress feet
, In alteration. From where ORATOR
stands he can see the downy head of his
: young son Nesting against the fair white
bosom of his mother. Young Philip d.
Rohaf1 Grafton is hungry-but he will no
be SO long! *t
The two women break into the words O
a family song. The man watches ant
listens. There is a step behind him. H,
turns and finds himself face to face Will
old Jean -Renaud.
"They sing yonder. Do you hear?'
asked Grafton.
Yes, monsieur" answered the old ma,
smiling.
DO you know what it is they sing?''
Philip knows it well,e he has heard /
often; but still he asks the question
thinking the while Of the morning h
first heard it from the children at tn
foot Of the tower when he asked Jean
: Renaud about 1t long ago.
Yes, Monsieur lAmiral. Tis Breto
cradle-song with which the mothers pu
, their babies to Sleep s5s.-
The two men look and listen. The tw
+ women sing on. The baby sleeps.
There is peace in the land.