With 8 Illustrations
LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS LTD.
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
I dedicate this small volume to
MY WIFE
who has always been my best audience and my keenest critic
at the innumerable sleight-of-hand performances that I have
had the pleasure of giving in her presence.
Portions of this book were published by
the TIMES OF INDIA, ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, by whose kind permission
they are reprinted.
