New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
PUTTING HER EXPERIENCE IN j NOVEL
TIE ROMANCE OF A GovEEHEss.

TIE ROMANCE OF A GONlENINS.
ACCOMMODATING Mrs. Lily Langtry on her first
tour in this country AS part OF her company were TWO
English actresses who appeared under names which IT
"a mt necessary now to mention. The names were
assumed for stage purposes their real family name being
Warden They were not handsome a. the Professional
beauty In Whose train they followed, but they were
comey enough look upon, and Miss Florence Warden
was lady OF other abilities than those which nted her
for an actress for she charming story teller and
laery she has put this special ability to pIOd1e use
in tho writing OF interesting romanccs II she had
not chosen to publish anonymously she would have also
made fame herself with the general public IA she has
with those detected her identity the writer OF the
books In question.
Miss Blank the actress or Miss Florence Warden. as
she Is now known, while the stage used frequently to
tell adventure she had met with when quite young
and which, as she would briefly relate IT, was paruc-
uary fascinating TO her friends and she had often to re-
tell it at the request OF friends who desired others to
know 1t. When young girl OF eighteen years she bal
answered an advertisement OF man who waited
goyerncss for a child. and who particularly specified
that the governess must be young" This WAS rather
suspicious specification. but inquiry the advertiser
was found be OF good reputation in his neigh
borhoOd. He explained the peculiar advertisement by
stating that he had invalid wife who was OF gloomy
temperament The g0verness WAS expected not only To
relieve tho wife Of the Of her child but also to en-
deavOr to cheer her p. After being installed the gov
erness discovered .dences that the wife WAS prcds-
posed to insanity servant was set as watch over
the wife, and she became spy upon the gOyerncss ie-
cause "A the governess thought the authority IN the
house was deputed to her aud taken from the servant
THIS jealousy far TO lead To the attempt to dis
figure the govecss By causing her to fall down the star
wav but the at ept resulted only III the servants own
destruction. Many mysterious persons came and went
the master and the servant moved about the rooms
noiseessy master did not sleep ia his own house,
AMI the governcss put III room la the tnrrct far
above the ground while the wife Of whom the master
WAS evidently fond, made to sleep In cold, close
room like a damp cell Tie man himself was partc-
ularly winning person. with fine literary musical and
artistic tastes; a good painter and accomplished
violust with peculiar habit OF LOCKING himself IN his
siudy aud playing for hours at a me But when inns
performing In secluslon his playing was greatly Inferior
10 his public performance The difference was so great
to cause remark
fact he married. and though sic recognized her
danger ana once resolved 10 edNc he nodSc sue va 80
fascinated by him TO DO prevailed on 10 reuan Mys-
rObbcries were committed IN me he!ghborhOpd
aud the master OF the house Skinly directed inc pt
suit Of robbers. lie had planned trip for his sick
child to Italy care OF the g0verneSs VINO was To bo
chaperoned by her mother and escorted by himself.
Circumstances directed the attention Of the young gov
whom she suspected Oh the IODDCres,
and She TONED her employer in directing pursuit OF
men Al length they caught through information
Hnud "a be~Ier employer Ills wife proved 20 have
long been helpless OF his iron whom LIE had
nut up In cell OF room 10 XIII her gradually. Tho
servant had been his accOnplice In numerous Orgcres
and the n sterOus persons who went anh came about
Inc hop,e who gave the master the inOrma-
ton which he planned and executed some OF the most
daring rubbcries The men were tired Ia London about
ten Years ago amid the utmost excitement, and the
young lady was the chief witness. - .
some months ago boVeI ea,ou ae i ou9o On ,o
Marsh" was published IN London ana ialer was re-
Published here. Miss Florence warden mas taken her
remarkable story ard made clever novel oil H. inc
characters strongly and clearly drawn ana the IN
tefest Is well sustained.