The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-21

| happened to the stocky freshmans love
affair or he wouldn't be a lonesome old
bachelor. know that his courtship went
50 far that he was engaged to this girl.
| Nearly everybody in Champaign and Ur-
bana knows just when they became en-
paign County know why 1t is that this
| courtship didn't save Bailey from being
bachelor, but l am afraid the people
who elected him Governor think he has
| been too ba sinful to pop the question:
nttle Hope for Match.
They needn't be worrying about that.
| It's another reason that has kept him SIN
gle, and would pretty near bet bushel
on sunfiower seed against peck Of sweet
| potatoes that the whole blamed State
of Kansas won't be able to lead our new
Governor into the matrimonial net.
49,, Cause why? Cause his sweetheart
| Tilted him. and he hasn't seemed to care
about anybody else. Yes, sir, that girl
Tilted willis Bailey. the future Governor
OF the great State of Kansas. She threw
him down for another fellow, whom she
married He 10 railroad man and lives
| IN Florida. The woman might a. well
be living in Kansas and we Wouldn't be
having all this trouble.
Willis Bailey aad his Illinois sweet
n net we're engaged for leng tims-uftti
back home. The engagement was an
nounced short time before commence
ment exercises, and, OF courss, no one
ever dreamed that any rival could dis
place the young Kansan in the girls at
fections. When the University closed
bailey bade his betrothed good bye and
returned to Kansas to take charge Of q
young woman remained at ChampaEn
and was still student
During the sumxner vacation the cou-
Pre- Kept a uR correspondence, The let
cuted his oourtshtp and toiied On he
ranch with an equal vigor. for he was
one OF the strenuous young fellows you
hear about.
Fianese Finds Another.
Ihere was NO iuh in the correspond
ence until the University opened AGAIN.
Baileys asncss had always been a lead
er there, and, Of course, she attended
ene 2ssass and vent u seoisty At every
Willis Baileys rival. The young ranch
man never faltered In his fash in the
girl: although she became careless about
falling of in the number Of letters te Nhe
very hard work he supposed his fiancee
must be doing to carry her studies. he
kepf hard at work looking after the
Kansas roads. and going 70 <. ' pos. Sses
every evening to ASK for hts naa. Al
frst he was disappointed emily snTe in
awhile. bat at last. as the ssSaal Ssaypn
young ranchman rode home most sveuin~e
Nv "Ws.n wi. White. a't ssn. on .aa IL. cold
% Soo4a n. asS' n. S' :ys:y ss ss s.
to the postoffice, but soAstEmss hS svoSid
make dozen trips before he w6szid re-
oeive Q lettsr WITH the f1ghk DosAnagsx
upon It The lsttsss wsse not p pxslg
We'll, 70 get to che point attsR -
Of these long waAes, YsnctGatS1 wisS nSk6
trips 70 the pesPnEos Bailey soS Q -
made him an old bach, He Sarss om{ q
down & ~off * ana d's cut s SoI& EsH psssss 80
bills.
End 0e the Remauee.
Not leng setsrwagd hs rseAvsS . ReEs
msn ct the bswothaA al hta sOuaSzagAA
fianoes - his successful ya@A Daaiey
then realised be wa@ tlted fQr sure, And
Il won't cay thaA willis Bsslsv sasn
and there vowed he hsveg would Ret mar
ried, but 1t looks as he had. He 10 a
catch, ana he has sSid he viii bsw 10 thS
will Of the people. but It strikes noe he
will drew the Inc at matpmony. Il be
still thinks mush about hts college Days
IN bet that Kansas, illinois or any other
State, hasn't a girl w%o will BECOME
mistress 81 the Governors mansion dur
ing his term. still the people are making
great enort 10 get the GOvoRAOr-e1ecS
into the mood 10 marry. That's all POP
pycock about his no4 Being able to find
any enc that win have him. II he s41a
ne one would marry him II 10 beoadse
he can't forget the moonlight walks on
the campus at Champaign"
les Up to HANNA, Too.
Whether Governor BAiily really wantA
to get married or not Is the subject OF
many warm debateY throughout the
State. In fact, mAtRtmeny waS the real
issue throughout KaAseS. Some say that
the Governor-elect made q bet that II he
were elected would be become q bons-
dict. If he made the bet he is pretty
certain to win it, for he Is a man who
never goes back on his word.
AS soon as the people Of the State set
tie the Bailey question they will take
up Lieutenant Governor Hanna's case
The truth of the matter is that a good
many people are already bringing pres
sure to bear upon the LAeutena Mt Cover
nor and some offer to bet dollars to
doughnuts that he will be married before
the Governor Il.
All the eyes IN the Commonwealth and
many hearts as well, are bent upon the
question. The case 10 likely to resolve
itself before long Into a race between the
two men to see which one can win out
flrst. There well be Rejoicing inKanRas
IL these two bachelors can be made to
see the issue as the people see it.