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he was admitted to priests orders.
Soon he took the monastic vows and
became AZ friars at ST Ih1nnlnlc -. ~ ~ :s.

soon ne took the mOnastlc vows and
became Al friarsat st. Dominic.
Gerard Eliassoen ended and Brother
Clement began. s. ss . r.. Il b. I, !,
s. 6. About that time he put On the cowl
the princess confessed to Brother Je-
rome that she had caused the as.
sassination Sc usrardHe heard her
OUT grfmly: Fsafing neither prince
nor devil; he thund slAa at Her until
she grqyeled AT hisssfeek When he.
lone her. she her.
Jewels ana Silks and q. mesh sgarb
splQdded barefoot toward GTatto,
washing the feet of wandering men
on her way 3,
!. Gerard. taken from the Tfbers sui.
eide, was passing for q young saint
In the convent while she was 1rag-:
Egfng herself toward The: place 81 ex~.
p1ati0n. ~ istzs $ :,=@5
They sent the young monk to- the
sca1old with the: condemned. to try
his soul. Then they sent him to
preach to the crowds. He began with
3 trembling voice. but by and BY he.
forgot the crowd, himself, everything.
Brother jerome started like one who
lights stick and finds It q rocket.
The DomintcanB praised God that they
had. found an: orator who could move
souls. >5 i i;as.s 5$ 55t. .s.is 8
The new monk was ordered to go
through Germany to England.
/. With eyes cast down. he retraced
his steps over the road that he had
walked with sword by his side and
earthly love and pride and hope In his
heart. 40. rs. 'ss ' II
. a wonderful power seemed to de-
scend on him--a power that made ter
5rible words come to his tongue to
chastise sin and WRONG and that
made his. hand and heart 70 ont IN
self forgetting, oYerpoWering love for
those who committed Sin 81 suffered
Word ran along the Rhine that q
sainted Dominican was making his
way north. Crowds gathered to hear
him, TO kneeI as heS passed Of to
touch his garment. q.
One. day when he rested In q barn,
9 woman kneeled down before him
without word and began to wash.
HIS feet. It was the princess. He
drew his coWl about his face and she
confessed to- him. Then he babe her
look 4 /.
Leave. this pilgrimage and return
to Rome at once!' & psid he, when she
had recovered from tie fainting as
that overcalne her ct sight 81 the man
she thought murd Tered. ''Dp penance
home BY bA4ng humble and merci-
f ls Live g pions princess. That Is
true penance. IS 30
81 Meantime there vas deep sorrow IL.
Holland, combined with i. great Joy.
Is little Gerard had been born to Mar.
Egaret. and the Eliassoen family. who
had aiken her to their hearts ana bro
EciAimed her proudly and publicly
EGerard's wife. were divided between
delight at the little son and grief for
Gerard whom they esteemed dead. g.
e Denys had found them and told
them all he knew. Letters had come
telling them OF his wanderings his
arrival in Rome and His sue tesses.
Then sudd enly all tidings stopped
Old feters Brandt ana Martin both
ldied, and the Eliassoens came Ia Rot.
terdam and took Margaret into their
new home. - "a.
One Any margaret went Into the the
great church sof St. Iaurens ana sat
down Her place was under. 8 MIN.
dow. The sun shone on her head.
Ishe closed her eyes and lopged for
peace. s.s5 ss5ss
~ She heard, but did not look. when
the famous monk who iyas ~ preach
1tlat began hiil, selusO6. but ma.
denly yQiCn IN fho SVerYl
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