The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-08
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: cbos. 3, Lewis. Miss JudsoD.
coPxR1ozr. 1897.

from London TO Bombay, was ready 10
Degln her voyage, three detectives and
an inspector came aboard and created
no iiptle excitement among the passen-
gers IN their search for slick criminal
named George Lacy. Lacywas forger.
counteneiter and all around swim
der. and was wanted on n dozen diff
ferent charges. The officers were sure
be had booked under another name.
and the steamer was held for an hour
while bhey examined the large num-
Der of passengers and searched about.
They even had the firemen up one by
one. and not until they were cock-sure
that their man had put them on a false
scent would they allow the lines TO be
cast Oft and the steamer 10 proceed on
her way. There was q good deal of
talk, of course. and 10 out Of 20 Of the
passengers. first and second-class, were
secretly CAD that the criminal had not
been overhauled. So long as he had
swindled none Of us we could forgive
him for swindiing others. That's hui
man nature afloat and ashore. For
three or four days after sailing we were
inclined to believe that the man was
with us after all, in the person of
young and smooth-faced fellow who
kept TO himself and who looked TO be
sharp and slick and sleek. Thercwas
general disappointment when he turned
out TO be young naturalist going out
TO India TO gather specimens for some
college. A few of the more enthusi-
astic were so piquedl that they cut him
cold and argued that he had wronged
them by not proving TO be the much
wanted criminal.
The first three or four days out on a
steamer making long voyage passen-
gers fight shy OF each other. Then
there is a general sizing up, as ii were,
and AN fall into their places and be-
come mere or less acquainted There
is always a married lady who is deter
mined to stand at the head Of one set,
a young woman who aims 10 be the
belle OF another, and n third female,
single, widowed or divorced, who coolly
and calmly plans TO flirt with every
man who will look at der, and who
shortly acquires the reputation OF be-
ing witty, jolly and interesting. As
soon as we set eyes on Miss Judson,
who was seasck and kept to her state
room for tie first three or four days,
we instinctively felt that she would
take this latter position. She was fair
ly good-loolSing, Of excellent figure.
knew how TO dress, and was witty and
magnetic. Before breakfast was over
all the single men and half the married
ones were determined to get an intro
duction as soon as possible. As an OIL
sci none Of the women liked her. Many
had more beauty and style, but all felt
that her drawing power was beyond
them. If she had appealed TO the wom-
en- the men would not have cared for
her, but as she appealed to the men,
the women were bound TO snub her.
They began il almost al once, and that
evidently pleased her, for il gave her
an excuse for avoiding their society.
When Miss Judson got fairly started on
her course she lost no time In couple
OF days she mad been introduced 10
every flrst-class passenger Of the sterner
sex, and during the next two or
three she picked and culled until what
was known as the hudson Crowd"
numbered about IS men, Twelve Of
these were young men or widowers,
while the remainder were married men
whose better halves were i'm Englandtor
India. While this crowd was not com
posed Of the highest mental talent in the
ship. IL wns the money crowd, though
no one figured on this until later When
the officers Of the ship were consulted
about Miss Judson they could give very
little information She was the only
child of wid0wer out in India who
belonged TO the civil service, and she |
was going out TO visit him. Her pas
sage had been taken by an aunt, who !
was 10 have gone with her, but was de-
tanned by some property matters and
would follow on the next steamer. Miss !
Judson was supposed 70 be fairly wen |
of. though not rich, and IL was called !
plucky in her 20 make the long voy-
age without a companion and TO act
as her own maid. What information |
the officers could not supply came 10y |
rumor from passengers who claimed |
to have 40 least heard Of the young |
woman before sailing II was said she |
had refused several good offers Of mar
riage because the men didinot come up
20 her mental standard, and that she
was looking for brains instead OF |
money In q life partnership. This was
simply rumor, but the Judson crowd |
Immediately brushed up their hair and |
sought TO look and talk like brainy |
men.
When the ship had been out about
week Miss Judson inaugurated cards 70
while away the spare hours. There arc
games and games with cards, but she |
always played a two-handed game and
she gave out az the start that she never
played unless there were cash stakes
10 make the game interesting. As the |
playing had to be done In the cabin.
and as there were people aboard who
might be shocked at the sight of money |
on the board. slips OF paper were used /