Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-12
In AFFAIR IS
linked WITH W. VI.
- ers Came From Harris
vile In Richie County.

Persons in this section, saws the
Clarhsbseg Exponent learned with
IL crest o. the marriage al Fali Riy-
:, Mass, sunday afternoon Of Guy
s Sailer. 1=xear.eld erir pled youth.
formerly al fIarrisYile. v. Va, and
Miss Emily Knowles. OF Staleyhridge
England, who came TO this country
last week With her fiye.months' OLD
bany TO see lis f. her and his wife
= and Mrs. PC2fly SPiker Of Spar
Tow 5 Point near Baltimore.
TIE story C the English girls in
f9tsation for Peariy Spiker at the
7 ne he WAS stationed in England in
The American aviation squadron and
of her subsequent trip TO this couu-
Nv With her son and later detention
at Ellis Island by the immigration
authorities and the cordial reception
sAe received from her lovers wife.
Is one that occupied much space in
tae newspapers the last few days.
wen years ago Cora Spiker, who
Lad given mp her place as a teacher
il he village school in Harrisyille.
this state, to marry Pearly SpiNer a
heater in the rolling mills, became
the mother of a baby. She named
the little girl Yetive, after the ro-
naatic princess, WHO rulad the Iegen-
aaYy rrincipaIity about which George
Barr NcCUtChe0n wrote in his best
SELLER. "Graustark.
Cora S0iker went to Ellis Island
and deposited two 500 Liberty
bonds for the release from detention
OF Miss Emily Knowles and her five
ronths old son.
When they were released Cora
spiker ran to them and greeted with
a Kiss the woman who made Pearly
Sgiker forget his marriage VOWS
while he was in England as a me
ehanic in an American aviation
Squadron.
Tie baby next claimed Mrs. Spik.
er's attention. but while she was
transferring it TO her own arms and
before she bent her head 10 kiss il
her eyes fingered appraisingly on the
mothers brown eyes and red lips,
swallowed by the peak of the Quaker
in cap that is the DISTINGUISHING
mark Of the uniform of the Woman's
Auxiliary Army Corps.
Among those whot met Emily when
She arrived in this country was Guy
Spiker, Coras lame 21-year-old bro
tAer.in-law, who was her pupil when
she taught school at Harrisyille. 1t
was their second meeting. They were
married in Fail River, Mass, within
week.
Pearly Spiker did not appear in
New York. The father of tiny Al
bert Ray Knowles, who will be CHRIS.
tened Spiker, when his half.sister,
Het!ve. becomes a whole sister bv
adoption, remained in Baltimore
Cora explained that her husband is
a roller in the steel mills at Spar.
rows Point and and could not get
away. But Guy. who is a heater in
his brothers squad of eight assist
ants, came in his place.
Swiftly, even roughly, a report OF
the meeting in New York newspa-
per stated Cora grasped her by the
elbows and kissed her. Then she
called her Emily, dear" and Enilys
brow neyes shown with excitement
or embarrassment. But Cora's light
niue eyes We're alive with fire and in
another moment she had taken the
baby into her arms, and with gentle.
but eager fingers pulled the coverings
from his face.
oh, the darling murmured Cora.
Then, to Emily:
He is very much like my little
9etiye was when she was a babv.
Pearly said I'd think So"
Emily didn't volunteer any infor-
nation about her romance with
Cora S husband beyond saving that
She had met him while she was
working in an officers mess as a
w. A. a. c." at the aviation train.
ing camp at Mouse Hole, Englaud.
Ia reply 10 a not very discreet cues.
ten, she did say, however. "Pearly
Splker was no more and no less re.
sponsible than me-"
Guy and Emily will live in Balti,
more near US, but in another house
explained Cora, u think that Will