Mrs. Talbot screamed and sat upon a couch. Robert seized his hat, and without waiting for dinner, dashed out of the house.
CHAPTER II.
MR. TALBOT AND THE DOG.
"You didn't tell me what a violent temper your son had," said James Talbot, when Robert had left the house.
"He has a good temper, James, but I suppose he was taken by surprise."
"I'll take him by surprise!" said Talbot spitefully. "He'll find out that he has a master."
"No, James," pleaded Mrs. Talbot. "Remember that he is my son."
"I will treat him well if he treats me well, not otherwise. He has the temper of a fiend."