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have the fullest assurance of my sympathy and 
you know I would do anything in my power 
to aid you.” 
“Oh, my Fritz, I see now my mistake. It 
was from fear of burdening you with my 
anguish that my lips have been closed. I 
should have been more confident of your love 
and sympathy; but I thought only of your 
happiness and not of my woe.” 
““T appreciate the kind sentiments that have 
caused you to hide your poignant grief in your 
own heart, my dear Count. But now I must 
make this demand on your love for me; tell 
me how I can serve you in this grievous mat- 
ter. Let me know how I may be useful to you 
as I go among men, as a searcher for your lost 
idol. Give me some clew by which I shall 
know that I am on the right track, fully un- 
burden your heart to me, hold nothing back 
and together we will pursue this serious matter 
to its final end, that we may assuredly know 
what has become of your tender Anita.” 
“Forgive me, my Fritz, forgive me. I will 
confide all to you and with heaven’s blessing 
on our efforts, from this moment we will de- 
vote every minute of available time in fully 
unravelling the distracting mystery enveloping 
my lost child. Till death do us part we will 
persistently, hopefully and resolutely prosecute 
our search till we gain a full and satisiactory 
solution of this distracting enigma and we 
know positively that my child is dead ana 
