But Then, So Far As I Know,

But Then, So Far As I Know, I Am The Only Performer Who Ever Pledged His Assistants To Secrecy, Honor And Allegiance Under A Notarial Oath.

Fire Has Always Been And, Seemingly, Will Always Remain, The Most Terrible Of The Elements.

No Prison Can Hold Me; No Hand Or Leg Irons Or Steel Locks Can Shackle Me. No Ropes Or Chains Can Keep Me From My Freedom.

But It Must Not Be Thought That I Say This Out Of Personal Experience: For In The Many Years That I Have Been Before The Public My Secret Methods Have Been Steadily Shielded By The Strict Integrity Of My Assistants, Most Of Whom Have Been With Me For Years.

The Greatest Escape I Ever Made Was When I Left Appleton, Wisconsin.