He had never thought of himself as a budding young journalist.

Yet, as Mr.Pollock inquired, "Why not ?" Why not, indeed! "Well, how do you think you'd like to work for us ?" asked Mr.
Pollock, after a pause.

"Of course you would not leave the High School.

You would not even neglect your studies in the least.
But a young man who knows almost everybody in Gridley, and who goes about town as much as you do, ought to be able to pick up quite a lot of newsy stuff." "I wonder if I could make a reporter out of myself," Dick pondered.
"The way to answer that question is to try," replied Mr.Pollock.
"For myself, I think that, with some training, you'd make a good reporter.

By the way, Prescott, have you planned on what you mean to be when you're through school ?" "Why, it isn't settled yet," Dick replied slowly.