Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-10
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/ III-Foted Teen-Agers Held
LONG Talks After Swims

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To Annandale High School,
wnere both we're sophomores.
Ptter boarded 1t from the
home Of his father, Army 1t.
Col Don F. Riordan--an I'M
mkciilate, two-story white brick
hoiise with black shutters and
a koney-c cocker spaniel
frisking on the close-cropped
lain.
Patricia hustled down the
driveway to the school bus from
a red brick house with green
shutters. Roses bloom in the
doDk yard. and the boundaries
ard marked with young peach
trees. Her father is Air Force
Ltk Col. Harry r. Arcularius..
Bdth fathers are stationed at
the Pentagon.
School might have had some
thing to do with 1t. Both
youngsters were Of above
average intelligence" but each
was having scholastic Difficult
ties. Pat didn't seem to be try
IND and Peter failed his last
teAn for lack of application"
It was trouble in school that
cansed Peter to run away from
home last year. He didn't want
his parents to see a damaging
report card so he teamed UP
with another boy, also the son
Of a. field-grade officer. and
they headed for West Virginia.
Peter didn't say much during
the two weeks they were away.
IF kept things bottled UP in
side Pete took things hard"
hi$ companion of the road said.
Other students regard Pa
trikia as distinguishing herself
ins school by reading books
stfaight through lust to find
out what happened" In the
cafeteria. she often brought her
own lunch Of celery because
she was always going on diets
and then giving them up"
Some Envied Pat
Several girls envied Pat be-
cause she seemed to dress pretty
mach as she pleased. Some
tines she would wear q red
sash from Japan. And she had
socks with fringes on them
I never saw any before" said
one classmate.
AS to her work, "she was an
average student who could have
done better" according to many
ofsher friends.
When Peter came back just
before Christmas, his attend
arice at the North Sprinfield
Teen Club slackened.
Although Col. Riordan
bought a 25-foot boat. Peter
rafely boarded it. He did con-
tinue to 60 to the pool.
1t was there, about a month
ago, that he appeared with a
small tinfoil packet and showed
it 20 girl of his acquaintance.
cit looked Just like -four. but
he. said it was ground glass he
had made from microscope
slides. When I asked him why
hehad it, he said he must have
resd about it somewhere. and
tossed it aside" the girl said.
Nothing to Stop 1t"
Shortly after the glass Incl
dent. according to the same
GID, he discussed carbon mon
oHde poison. She quoted him
as remarking. "Once it gets
stSrted there's nothing you
can do to stop it,
at school, according to her
classmates, Patricia was never
pthposely left out" But very
few went out Of their way to
inklude her." one boy explained.
The pair vanished sometime
Monday night. Patricia's fam
ilE reported her missing about
4:e0 pm. Tuesday when their
concern had become unbear-
abe. Less than is minutes
lathr, the Riordan parents
called police to report their
sons absence.
When a detective called the
Alcularius home for a physical
description. the parents asked
that the lookout be Cancelled,
having concluded in the in
tetim that Patricia might have
gone to stay with friends.
But yesterday morning both
parents informed police their