“Huh!” says I.
“You’re a reporter, too,” says he. “You and Plunk and T-Tallow.”
“What’s my job?” says Tallow.
“You’re a-a-assistant foreman of the pressroom,” says Mark.
“Huh! Who’s foreman?”
“Me,” says Mark.
“What job have you got that I can be assistant to?” says Plunk.
“You’re assistant circulation manager,” says he.
“All we got to do is be those things you’ve said, and reporters besides?” says I.
“That, and hustle for ads., and help run the press, and fold papers, and learn to set type, and clean up, and help l-l-lick folks that come in to l-lick the editor, and run the job press, and collect money, and get subscribers, and d-d-drum up printin’ jobs. When you hain’t got anythin’ else to d-do, you can be l-lookin’ for news.”