She rose and left the room.
"Well, I'm glad he's going," thought Talbot. "I can the better carry out my plans."
CHAPTER VI.
ON THE TRAIN.
His valise filled with a stock of necessary underwear, Robert walked to the railway station. It was a very sudden start, and he had no time to consider what he was to do, for the train moved off five minutes after his arrival.
He selected a seat by a window, and placed his valise on the seat beside his own.
It was not till the train had fairly started that he began to realize the importance of the step that he was taking. He was leaving a comfortable, nay, a luxurious home, where he was provided with every comfort, and by his own choice was undertaking to earn his own living. It was enough to make any boy feel serious. But Robert was manly and resolute, and he decided that anything would be better than to live under the same roof with his odious step-father.
Five minutes later a tall thin man walked over from the opposite side of the car, and said, "Will you allow me to sit beside you?"