Punctuation has been standardised. Hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original publication. Changes have been made as follows: Page 24 that it would he useless to try _changed to_ that it would be useless to try Page 64 floor tumbed a number of yellow sheets _changed to_ floor tumbled a number of yellow sheets Page 74 be only to glad _changed to_ be only too glad Page 90 knew he had had hit Peter _changed to_ knew he had hit Peter Page 99 been a number such _changed to_ been a number of such Page 118 little ahead of happening _changed to_ little ahead of the happening Page 158 was no burgular attachment _changed to_ was no burglar attachment Page 159 forth from the window Harry _changed to_ forth from the window Larry Page 226 I’ll bet’s this is it _changed to_ I’ll bet this is it Page 293 pits of barnyard wreckage _changed to_ bits of barnyard wreckage First page of book advertisements By ARTHUR W. WINFIELD _changed to_ By ARTHUR M. WINFIELD End of Project Gutenberg's From Office Boy to Reporter, by Howard R. Garis