To the audience this routine appears at the outset to be the standard effect of shaking the selected card through a handkerchief. But when the shake is made the entire deck drops through! The magician looks amazed and embarrassed (he had announced his intention of causing only the chosen card to penetrate the cloth) and then his face brightens suddenly when he discovers that a single card remains in the handkerchief. It proves to be the chosen card.

Follow the illustrations carefully. The pack is held in the right hand, face up, and covered with the handkerchief. Or you may use a table cloth if there is one handy. The right hand palms the selected card which has previously been brought to the top of the deck. See the first illustration.

The left hand takes the pack, holding it by the sides through the cloth, and raises it to a vertical position while the right hand moves back with the palmed card (Fig. 2). Immediately the left hand places the pack on the right palm, over the palmed card (Fig. 3). The left hand grasps the end of the pack nearest the wrist (grasping it through the cloth) and raises it, the thumb holding the card behind in place (Fig. 4). The right hand comes up from below and grasps the lower end of the deck, fingers in front and thumb pushing up the cloth in back (Fig. 5). The left hand raises the front edge of the handkerchief to show the audience the cards beneath, then as the edge is dropped the right hand turns over suddenly throwing the entire handkerchief forward over the hand. This brings you to the position shown in Fig. 6, a single card inside the cloth, and the deck held behind with thumb.

Wrap the side of the cloth around the deck in the usual manner, then turn the handkerchief over, holding the handkerchief above the cards with the right hand. The fingers and thumb grasp the upper part of the deck to prevent it from falling (Fig. 7).

Give the handkerchief a shake and allow the deck to drop to the floor for comedy effect, or catch it with the left hand and fan it. Then squeeze the cloth to show the outlines of the card inside and flip it with the middle finger of the left hand. Take it out and show it to be the chosen card.