He was going in for a short life and a merry one.

He, for one, was tired of small adventures, and he was determined to make the name of Starlight a little more famous before very long.

If Dick and Jim would take his advice--the advice of a desperate, ill-fated outcast, but still staunch to his friends--they would clear out, and leave him to sink or swim alone, or with such associates as he might pick up, whose destination would be no great matter whatever befell them.

They could go into hiding for a while--make for Queensland and then go into the northern territory.

There was new country enough there to hide all the fellows that were 'wanted' in New South Wales.
'But why don't you take your own advice ?' said Aileen, looking over at Starlight as he sat there quite careless and comfortable-looking, as if he'd no call to trouble his head about anything.