I don't believe Pollock, who has charge of the paper, gets more than forty-five.

That isn't return enough for a man who is putting in his whole life at the business." "Thirty dollars has the sound of pretty large money," mused Dave.
"As for forty-five, if that's what Mr.Pollock gets, look at the comfort he lives in at his club; and he's a real estate owner, too." "Yes," Dick admitted.

"But that's because Pollock follows two callings.

He's an editor and a dealer in real estate.

As for me, I'd rather put all my energies into one line of work." "Then you believe you're going to earn more money than Pollock does ?" questioned Dave, rather wonderingly.
"If I pick out a career for income," Dick responded, "I do intend to go in for larger returns.