ILLUSTRATIONS
| Carlton—Off | [Frontispiece] |
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| Carlton—On | [20] |
| Carlton and One of his Satellites at the Theatrical Garden Party, London, 1919 | [50] |
| Carlton Mesmerising Bobby Dunlop | [74] |
| Bobby Dunlop, Carlton’s American “Fat Man,” who dropped dead in Berlin | [78] |
| Carlton and his Trainer, Dai Dollings, the Famous Welsh Athlete, stripped ready for his Fight with Apollo | [114] |
| Carlton and Jimmy Wilde at the National Sporting Club | [116] |
| Official Photograph of a Record Catch of Yellow Fin Tuna caught by Carlton and another Fisherman jointly at Santa Catalina | [130] |
| The “Beautiful Swells” Spoof Supper—a Page of Caricatures by Tom Webster | [152] |
| Arrival in Johannesburg of Carlton, his Giant, and his Dwarf | [174] |
| Carlton as a “Human Telescope” | [192] |
| Portion of Front Page of the “Oakland Tribune” with Report of Carlton’s Treasure Hunt in that City | [206] |
| Crowd in Bradford watching Carlton’s Search for the Hidden “Telegraph” Badge | [222] |
| Crowd at Oakland (California) watching Carlton’s Search for Hidden Treasure | [222] |
| Carlton and Billy Grant, the Open Champion Pigeon Shot of Scotland | [272] |
TWENTY YEARS OF SPOOF & BLUFF
CHAPTER I
EARLY EXPERIENCES
Work as a telegraph messenger boy—First attempts at “public” entertainment—Small but appreciative audiences—I introduce the cycle to the Post Office—Christmas-boxing on my own—I am rewarded with the “Order of the Sack”—Hard times—A home-made conjuring outfit—On tramp to Southend—Busking on the sands—Wrathful “niggers”—“Stage” fright—“Best clear, kid”—I clear—On the road back to London—Hunger and thirst—Four shows for fourpence—A “welcome” home—No food in the house and the brokers in—“Covering the spot”—Jimmy Jennings—I win watches—Beat a game and gain a friend—“A quick way of making money”—Learning to be a street patterer—Tricks of the showman’s trade—Nearly a riot—Jimmy grows anxious—Good-bye to London once more—A new pitch—And the beginning of a new life.