Stamford Union Free School - Camera Yearbook (Stamford, NY)

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SIXTY MILES AN HOUR The Pattersons lived in a large beautiful white colonial house situated on the top of a large green terrace. In front of this mansion, stretched on either side of the white walk which led to the house, was a large velvet green lawn. On one side of the walk there was a white marble fountain. From the mouth of a serpent spurted a fine spray of water which showed irri- descent colors when the sun sl1o11e on it. On tl1e other side of the walk fish jumped and played in the warm water in a pond of white marble. There were benches around this pond and the two Patterson children loved to watch the fish as they played on warm sunny days. , VVhen Ellen and Allen, the Patterson twins, were three years old their n1other and father both met with a sad and shocking accident. The mother was killed instantly and' the father lived only a few hours. These two infant children were left alone except for the few distant relatives wl1o came to look after them and take tl1e1n i11to their homes. They were taken from Vernon, their home town, to distant places because their relatives lived far from Vernon. Ellen went to live with Mrs. Patterson's college ehum, Mrs. Bellamy, who lived in Richville. Since Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy had no children of their own, they were glad to take Ellen a11d give her the chances that her own parents would, had they lived. A Allen was taken by a wealthy illlllt wl1o lived in the West. This aunt was rather queer and not so young as she was once, but in spite of these drawbacks she was only too glad to be a mother to little Allen. The years flew by and Ellen became a young girl. VVith her blue eyes and light curly hair she was an exceedingly bea.u- tiful girl. She was not the least bit vain but one of the sweet, demure type who always had a sweet. cheerful word for every- one. Having finished her four years at an expensive college she was sent to a finishing school. At tl1is school she was very popular with the other girls especially Josephine Walker, her roomate, who was her best

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TRAINING CLASS PICTURE BACK ROW, left to right: Frances Lynch, Miss Chase. FRONT ROW, left to right: Emily Silliman, Kenneth Peck, Mary Lafferty Pearl Ryder.

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friend. Jo was in every way different from Ellen. Her hair was a shiny black,, which sl1e wore straight and bobbed. Her black eyes had a mischievous twinkle. She gave a certain tilt to her black head which suggested that she might be a modern Happer. One day while scl1ool was in session 'tJo decided that studies were a bother and that a roam around the town was more to her taste. She persuaded Ellen, after a long contro- versey, that she had better accompany her on the hike which she was going to take. Guess we better tur11 our steps toward l1o1ne. It's nearly dinner time and we're far from home, came from Jo who was always ready to eat. I would awfully hate to go to bed on the empty stomach that I have after this long walk, so I think we will have to hurry home, Ellen replied wearily turning towards home for she really was tired and a little peevish. HOD! I wish some swell looking chap with a nice car would roll up and' take us home. 1,111 nearly starved. This brought no answer from Ellen who was 11ot quite so eager for the men to show up as Jo , They walked on to- wards home without any conversation. I Honk! Honk! screachedl tl1e horn of a car as it came to a stop beside the two weary girls. Want a ride to town, girls? asked a masculine voice from behind the steering wheel. t'VVell! if it isn't little Ellen Patterson, exclaimed Doctor Cathaway as the girls jumped into the roadster. 1 Doctor Cathaway!--Meet my churn, Miss Josephine Walker. Joe just said she wished some good looking man would rescue us from starvation. That's my occupation-to starve people a.nd keep them from starving. Then I fill tl1e qualification of being a good looking fellow, eh? They rode on in silence 'till they were rapidly nearing thc town when the Doctor suddenly broke the silence. Just been to fix up .a young cl1ap's broken leg. He thought he had broken his neck, but its nothing serious. I think he 's very eligible for one of you girls, especially Miss VValker.