r friend to name his card. When he does so throw the pack
sharply against the door. The top card will be held there by the pin and
the rest of the pack will fall on the floor.

This trick was shown by a conjurer before the late King Edward a few
years ago, and His Majesty was reported in the daily papers to have
expressed "great surprise."

TWO SELECTED CARDS CAUGHT IN THE AIR

Two cards are selected and returned to the pack, which you then make a
pretence of shuffling, taking care not to lose sight of the chosen
cards; "slip" (_Hercat's Card Tricks_, p. 10) one of the latter to the
top of the pack and the others to the bottom face upward. Have a small
piece of wax on your right finger and thumb and press the pack between
them. Obtain the names of the selected cards, and then throw the pack in
the air, moving your hand away quickly, with, of course, the selected
cards sticking to your thumb and finger. As the cards descend thrust
your hand in among them, and then, separating your thumb and finger,
show the cards adhering to them, which you will appear to have caught.

AN EASY BUT PUZZLING TRICK

Any card may be drawn--not "forced"--and returned to the pack. In
pretending to shuffle the cards, bring the selected card to the bottom
of the pack, and then slip another card in front of it. Show your friend
this card at the bottom and ask him if it is his. Of course he will say
"No." Lower the pack, and with the fingers of your left hand draw the
bottom card back about half an inch, and with your right hand draw out
the next card--which is the one chosen--and place it face down on the
table. Shuffle the pack and again show the bottom card, "Is this your
card?" "No." "Then I will place this one on the table"--which you do.
Repeat this, and place a third card from the bottom of the pack on the
table. Then say, "I am sure your card must be one of the three. No? Look
and see for yourself." He turns the three cards over, and of course
finds his card is one of them.

TRAVELLING CARDS

Give the pack to a member of the company, and request him to count off
between twenty and forty cards, place the pack on the table, and hand
the cards he has counted to you. You then hand the pile to a second
person and request him to count off about one-third of the number, lay
them in a pile on the table, and hand you the remainder, which you give
to the first person, requesting him to place them in his pocket. Taking
up the second pil