Eight-year-old Josephine Smith has been sent on a long voyage on her own from San Diego, to Baltimore. She is supposed to stay with her father's twin brother, who she has never met. Her mother needs to travel to Chile, to nurse her sick father. The trip is long. By the time Josephine arrives at her destination, there is a slight hiccup. She's been delivered to the wrong Joseph Smith! It is a fun comedy for young audiences, by children's author Evelyn Raymond.