"But will he dare to attempt to assassinate you in the streets, or-"
"No. He will figure out to have me killed, so that my death will appear to be accidental."
"You speak of it as coolly as if you were referring to a third party."
"I am-in a sense; for he will not succeed. Forewarned is forearmed, you see. And it will be through just such an attempt as I have outlined to you, that I will be most likely to get directly upon Mustushimi's track."
"You are a strange fellow, Mr. Carter."
"Not so strange, perhaps, as you suppose. I only try to put myself in the place of the other fellow when I can, and look at what is happening from his point of view."
"All right, Mr. Carter. Conduct the matter as you please. I know that you will be successful; and that is all we desire."
CHAPTER III.
NICK CARTER CONVEYS AN IMPORTANT SIGNAL.
The interview, as recorded, took place in the early evening, for the detective had arrived in Washington at six o'clock, and had repaired at once to the Arlington Hotel, where he registered and took a room under his own name, and where he made no effort at all to conceal his identity.