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AT THE TIDAL TRAIN.253"Come in," she said; "I'll tell you inside.It's a deal worse than his health that's the matter."So Jim ycanished into the house, a distinctionwliich,being unattainable by themselves, was regardedyvith much indignation bythe crowd. Temporarilydispersed by the active policeman, theygathered again, hoping the boy yvould come out,when they might pounce upon and extract informationfrom him. But they waited in vain:theboy did not come out. The carriage still remainedat the door, and in about an hour a gentleman ofgrave andbusy aspectissuedfrom the maddeninglymysterious mansion, stepped into the vehicle, andwas driven rapidly away. The crowd was not inluck; no one heard the order given to the coachman.Then such silence and desolation as canever fall on Piccadillyfell upon the scene, and thegay-looking, brightly-decorated house obstinatelyhid its secret.The womanwho recognised Jim told him thestoryof the events whichhad occurred, in the hall,speaking ill a hurried yvhisper and with muchgenuine womanly compassion. Jim heard her