Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-03-13

Aftor receiving positive refusal on
the part his employer TO grant his
request, t clerk, conccaling us fully
us possible his disappointment, turned
to the performance Of his regular du-
ties. But thcro was tempest in his
breast. Even with an increase Of sal
ary mp to the amount he asked, the
difficulties that surrounded him would
still hay surrounded have been great.
The only course by which he could
then have cxtr;eAtcd himself from i'm
mediate difficulties, would have been
to borrow upon the representation of
an increase Of salary. Now that hope
had failed.
Temptations try and prove mon.
Where their integrity of character.
puliiication is the consequence of
strong trials. But when man with
out fixed principles gets into difficult
ties, especially when brought about
by his own wrong conduct. he is in
imminent danger. Evil counselors
are ncar him with spccious argu-
ments; he must not listen to them
II he does he will almost surely fall
into the snare laid for his unwcry
feet.
Something must be DONE" said the
young man, with compressed lips,
after he had recovered little from
the confusion Of mind into which Mr..
Millers positive refusal to grant his
request had thrown him.
Something, must bc done. What
shall it bc?'
That question gave activity to his
mind. He thought and thought and
thought for long time. But only
one hope glimmercd in upon the
darkness, and that was light kindlcd
upon treacherous coast. 1t was the
hope OF relief from pressing demands
by using without his employers
knowledge, portion Of the money
that regularly passed through his
hands. Tho first suggestion Of this
caused him an inward shudder. He
looked away from it; but everything
was SO dark that, for relief, he turned
to it again. Tho idea seemed so rc-
voting. He did not think OF cmbcz-
zling his employers money-only
borrowing it us n measure Of tenn
porary relief. Finally the temptel
prevailed. A good opportunity pro
sented itself for using as large u sum
us $500 without a suspicion OF the fact
by Mr.. Miller, and he embraced that
opportunity. Pressing demands were
thereby met and surplus left in his
hands.
From this time forth host Of evil
counsclors had access to his car, and
he listened to them too often. There
was no reform in his habits or cxpcn-
ses, but rather n giving Of the rcin to
both. He indulgsd more frequently
III expensive -pirrsurrs, ,,rrri huo, IN
consequence, to resort oftencr to tho
funds Of his employer, which he did
with less and less conjunction OF
conscience each time.
Not many months passed before
Miller found his business pressing
upon him too heavily. His payments
were not made with the same case rs
formerly. There having been no di
minution in his business, he was on
tirely ut {. loss to account for this fact
Not the slightest suspicion of the real
cause passed through his mind; fol
his confidence in Grey was unbound
ed. Had he known anything OF his
habits, doubts of his integrity would
have been awakened; but OF the many
| facts that had come under the obscr-
yation OF Deal, not one had been even
suspected by Miller.
Rapidly did young Grey run his
downward course. His money wants
grew every day more and more urgent
and his inronds upon his employers
/ funds more and more steady and OK
hausting.
"AIillcr will be u ruined man as sure
as the world, if he keeps that Gre,
about him." Deal would say to him,
self, whenever he saw the young clerl
spending money with great freedom
AZ he often did. But he never onc1
thought of saying as much to th'
wronged merchant. He never felt il
to be his duty t., whisper q friendly
warning in bis ear.
Time passed and tho merchants
business became daily more and more
involved. Not q payment was mad'
without having to borrow money froa
ono source to another. The cause O!
this he could not define, and unfoltu
nately, not suspccting where it really
lay, he remained altogether ut fault il
entleavoring to countepaet and resist