Borrow a business or plain card and ask the owner to write a question, line of verse, or name of a dead friend on its back. Take it from him at one end with the writing underneath and with your left thumb on top and the first finger under. With the right hand pull out your pocket handkerchief by one corner and cover the card, drawing the corner back along the forearm until the card is covered at the center of the handkerchief. Now, with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand (finger on top), grasp the inner end of the card through the hank close to where it is being held by the left fingers. The left fingers let go but immediately regrasp the card but this time through the hank. The thumb at this point should have two thicknesses of hank between it and the top of the card. The right hand now goes forward and picks up the front hanging corner of the hank. It is brought directly back with the corner along the arm to show the card is still there with writing side down. With just a glimpse of the card, the corner is thrown back over it but both corners on arm are thrown together and they now hang down with the card apparently held in the center of the hank.

The right thumb and forefinger (finger on top) now grasp the inner end of the card and hold the bundle vertically in front of the eyes while the left hand twists the hanging ends a little. At this time, the card will be on the back of the folded hank and the message or writing looking at you! This bundle is then placed in the breast pocket with the corners of the hank sticking out. Take hold of the writer’s hand and answer the question any way you see fit or reveal the contents of the card. At the finish, reach up with the right hand, grasp a corner of the handkerchief and pull it quickly from the pocket when the card will drop to the floor. I have found this a perfect press stunt and it can be done with a drawing or sketch which you reproduce.

Being impromptu and using an old time coin move, you have quite an effect which also can be done with your business cards and left with each spectator.