noon
`` They can worry after all the trouble is over , '' and at this quaint remark the others had to smile . How to get down the river was at first a problem , but it was soon settled by Dick and Harold Bird . It was decided to leave the houseboat in the care of a trustworthy person at Baraville and then charter the small steamboat for the trip to New Orleans . As the captain wanted to go down the river anyway he made the charge for the charter very small , and before noon the craft was on her journey . Fortunately for our friends the weather remained fine , and had they not been worried over the outcome of what was before them , they would have enjoyed the brief trip on the small steamboat very much . The captain had heard of the capture of the counterfeiters and was surprised to learn that the Rover boys had been the ones to aid in the round-up . `` You 've got courage , '' said he .