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two were in the secret�察�and they kept discreet silence。 Unable therefore to 

get any trace of Stanislaus�察�they soon came to the conclusion that he had 

fled。 And�察�as we shall see�察�they had good reason in their own hearts   for 

guessing   that   from   the   first。   They   returned   to   the   house   of   the   Senator 

Kimberker�察�where they were all lodging�察�and taking Kimberker�察�who was a 

Lutheran�察�into their confidence�察�they held a council of war。 

     It  was   decided    that  Stanislaus    must    have   gone   to  Augsburg。     Paul 

recalled   something   that   Stanislaus   had   said   to   him   only   the   day   before�察�

when he had threatened plainly to run away。 And they had heard him say�察�

another  time�察 �that   at Augsburg   was   Peter  Canisius�察�the  Provincial   of   the 

German Jesuits。 Of course they were going to follow him and bring him 

back。 But night had come on before their inquiries and deliberations were 

finished。 They must wait till the next day。 

     Accordingly�察  �bright   and   early   the   following   morning�察  �all   three�察  �with 

one   of   the   Kostkas'   servants�察  �drove   out   in   a   carriage   over   the Augsburg 

road。 They had four good horses and they told their coachman not to spare 

the whip。 They came to the inn where Stanislaus had spent the night。 They 

questioned the landlord。 

     ;Have   you   seen   a   boy   of   seventeen�察  �a   Polish   noble�察  �pass   westward 

along this road yesterday or today�拭─�

     But the landlord was shrewd�察�and though the whole matter was beyond 

him�察�he fancied somehow that these eager folk were no great friends of the 

boy   who   had   lodged   with   him。   And   as   he   trusted   that   boy   and   could 

scarcely help being loyal to him�察�he shrugged his shoulders and answered�此�

     ;How should I know�拭�So many travel this road。; 



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     Then Bilinski described Stanislaus and his doublet of velvet and hose 

of   silk   and   jeweled   dagger。   But   at   that   the   landlord   shook   his   head   in 

denial。 

     ;I have seen no such person as your graces describe�察─�he said。 

     Bilinski called out to the coachman�此�

     ;Drive on。 We have nothing to learn here。; 

     But Paul said�此 �NQ let us turn back。 He cannot have walked this far in 

one day。 We must have passed him on the road。; 

     ;Perhaps you could not have walked so far�察─�said Bilinski�察�with a sneer。 

;But Stanislaus could。 Drive on� ─�

     Forty miles or more out of Vienna�察�they saw a boy trudging ahead of 

them�察�in a rough tunic�察�rope´girdled�察�with a staff in his hand。 At the noise 

of the hurrying wheels the boy glanced back�察�then quickly turned up a lane 

which there entered the road。 He did not look in the least like a nobleman's 

son�察  �and   the   carriage   passed   the   bottom  of   the   lane   without   so   much   as 

slacking speed。 

     Stanislaus ran up the lane until he came to where it ended at a rough�察�

brawling   stream。      Without     a  moment's      hesitation   he   put  off   his  shoes�察�

tucked   up   his   tunic�察  �and   began   wading   in   the   course   of   the   stream。 The 

water was cold�察�the sharp stones in the bed of the stream bruised his feet�察�

at   any   moment   he   might   fall   into   a   deep   hole   and   be   drowned。   But   he 

splashed      and   stumbled     ahead�察   �as  fast  as  he   could   go�察  �praying    to  his 

guardian angel to have care of him。 A little farther�察�he knew�察�the highway 

crossed   this   stream  by   a   bridge�察  �and   there   he   could   leave   the   water   and 

regain the road。 

     The carriage meantime kept on and came to this bridge。 But Paul had 

been thinking of the young fellow who took to the lane when he saw the 

carriage approach and a shrewd suspicion came into his head。 

     ;Did   you   see   that   boy   who   ran   up   the   lane�拭─  �he   cried   at   length   to 

Bilinski。 ;I believe it was Stanislaus。; 

     ;But he was dressed like a peasant�察─�said Bilinski。 ;And Stanislaus had 

on a handsome suit。; 

     They  debated   for   a   time�察  �but   Paul   prevailed。   Round   they  turned   and 

drove furiously back to the lane。 But as the driver tried to turn his horses 



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into   it�察  �the   animals   reared   and   balked   and   refused   to   enter。   Blows   and 

curses were showered on them�察�they merely stood and trembled�察�no efforts 

could urge them into the lane。 Then the driver grew afraid�察�and cried out�此�

     ;My Lord Paul�察�we cannot go into this lane。 And before God�察�I have 

fear upon me� �Never have the horses acted this way。; 

     And   indeed   fear   seized   them   all。   They   saw   the   hand   of   God   in   this 

strange obstinancy of their beasts。 Even Kimberker cried the pursuit。 

     ;Fear God� ─�he said。 ;For this is no common mishap� ─�

     And   when   they   turned   the   horses'   heads   again   toward   Vienna�察  �the 

animals snorted and pranced and went very willingly。 

     And so�察 �when Stanislaus   came  to the  bridge�察 �the highway  was   clear。 

After a look about�察�he put on his shoes�察�gripped his staff afresh�察�and took 

up again cheerily as ever his thirty miles a day to Augsburg。 

     Day after day�察�tired and footsore�察�he told off the long miles�察�begging 

his food and lodging as he went�察�fearless and happy�察�praying like an angel 

of God as he walked along。 

     Many were kind to him for the brave�察�bright spirit that shone out in his 

face。 Many remembered those words of our Lord�察 �Whatsoever you have 

done unto the least of these my brethren�察�you have done it unto me�察─�and 

willingly sheltered the boy and gave him to eat。 Sometimes he turned into 

the fields beside the road and slept through the warm August night beneath 

the   open   sky。   Whenever   he   came   to   a   church   in   the   morning�察  �he   heard 

Mass   and   received   Holy   Communion�察  �for   he   started   out   each   morning 

fasting。 And on the fourteenth day he reached Augsburg。 

     What happened there�察�we shall see in another chapter�察�and how within 

three    weeks    this  smiling    boy   turned    his  face   southward      and   tramped 

another eight hundred miles on foot to Rome。 But just that will show you 

something of the spirit of Stanislaus�察�the spirit of a hero。 All that a knight 

might do out of love for his lady�察 �he did out of   love for God。 He   really 

loved God with a sort of fierce intensity。 And he wanted to show his love 

in   deeds�察   �just  as  we    want   to   show    our   love   for  a  person    by   doing 

something�察�by giving something。 God had given him everything�察�he would 

give    God    everything�此    �that  was    the  whole     of  his  life。  And    with   that 

generosity went a fine common sense。 He was not rash or headlong�察�acting 



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first and thinking afterward。 He reckoned things out calmly and sensibly�察�

and   then   went   ahead   with   a   pluck   and   determination that nothing   in   the 

world could stop。 

     God asked a fearfully hard thing of him�察�to leave his people�察�his home�察�

to set out afoot on an enormous journey�察�to undergo no end of hardships 

and humiliations�察�to live in a strange land�察�among strange people。 And he 

did it�察�did it smilingly�察�joyfully�察�with a simple�察�quiet bravery seldom if ever 

matched by any other boy in the world。 

     The one thing that staggers us is his reason for doing it�察�his great love 

for God。 And that is because we have not got�察�what we could easily get�察�

his secret。 He  prayed�察�he kept   close in thought to God  always。 God   and 

heaven and our Lady were as familiar to his mind as the sun and the earth 

and the air are to our mind's。 The earth to him was only the antechamber 

of heaven。 He looked upon life as one looks upon a little delay at a railway 

station   before   the   train   leaves�察  �the   only   important   thing   is   to   catch   the 

train。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



                                      EARLY DAYS 

     Bilinski and Paul Kostka went back to Vienna�察�much troubled at heart。 

They really loved Stanislaus�察�for one thing�察�though they had been   pretty 

rough with him。 And for another�察�they had to face the anger of the Lord 

John Kostka�察�when he should hear of Stanislaus' flight。 

     Shortly after they had got back�察�a young friend of the runaway came to 

them and said�此�

     ;If you look between the leaves of such´and´such a book�察�you will find 

a letter which Stanislaus left for you。; 

     They     looked     and    found     the   letter。  It   was    very    simple     and 

straightforward�察�a genuine boy's letter。 He had run away�察�he said�察�because 

he had to。 He was called to enter the Society of Jesus。 He had to do what 

God wanted of him。 He knew they would prevent him if they could。 And 

so he just went。 He left them messages of affectionate regard�察�and begged 

them to forward his letter to his father。 

     Bilinski sent this letter on at once。 Paul also wrote�察�as did Kimberker 

and even the servant who had gone with them in the carriage。 Each tried to 

shift the   blame from  himself�察�told of the strange behavior   of the   horses�察�

explained that everything possible had been done to overtake the fugitive。 

     And   when   their   letters   came�察  �there   was   high   wrath   in   Kostkov。   The 

Lord    

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