He had now obtained the position of first mate on a large schooner which was to sail in a few days from San Francisco to several ports in Australia.
"I'd like to go on that trip to Australia," said Baxter, thinking of his distant relative.

"Do you want a passenger ?" "I'll see about it, my hearty," replied Jack Lesher, and on the following day said that Captain Blossom would take him for an even hundred dollars.

A bargain was struck at once, and Dan Baxter went on board of the schooner _Golden Wave_ that afternoon.
"I'm glad I am out of it," he told himself, when snug on board of the craft.

"I'll get to Australia after all, and I'm considerably richer than I thought I would be.

More than that, I've got in on those Rover boys in a way they won't forget in a hurry." While the detectives looked for the thief, the boys had small heart to go sight-seeing.