Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
Wonderful Story OF Sen0rlta Es.
peranza Vasguaz Who Ran
Away From Horne.
WAS MISSING For MONTHS.
because Of Distastcful Hetrothal Sic
Fled and in Mail Attire Joined
ilobbcr Band.
s.nncinl corresnenaence.

Snecial correspondence,
u n ADRID. Dec. 2.-Truly an
II n amazing story Is that Of Sem
Vl orita Esperan2a Vasquez.
wealthy merchants daughter.
who, after being missing for three
months, was found Incorporating as
male tramp, and Is now nun In
convent. She is only 10 and her faith
en- is leading citizen Of santander
The senorita was carefully brought up
and educated. She Is tall. good
looking and well-built girl, who was
known as a regular daredevil and
the heroine Of many merry escapdos.
with men and women alike, she was
intensely popular.
BETROTHAL AND BALL.
one night three months ago, the
vasquez mansion was abla2e with light
as great bali was being given TO cele-
irate the betrothal OF the Senorita
Esperanza and the Senior Pablo
Cerda of Rilboa. The next morning
the senorita was missing. Day after
day passed and there was no word OF
her; no clue by which her where
abouts could be discovered. She had
simply vanished. II was known In
the family that she did not take kindly
10 her lover or the thought Of mar
rage. Rivers and ponds in the neigh
borhood were dragged; a general po-
lice alarm was sent out and finally
reward was offered for news Of her.
FLIGHT A SENSATION.
For several weeks the girls disap-
pearance was the sensation of the dis
trict. Then her discovery caused an
even greater sensation Disguised as
n man, she was found last week In
tramps refuge type Of lodging
house run by the municipality OF
Paula Christina in q district Of Mad
rid. Clad in rough mems clothes. the
girl had been lodger for three days.
on the night before her discovery
dispute arose between her and burly
giant. the bully and terror Of the
place. The bully struck her, knock
ing her senseloss.
When the police rushed in. doc
tor was sent for and thus 1t was
found that the tall, well-built, comely
lad, was in reality a girl Then 1t
came out that sheN was the much
sought Esperanto Garcia Vasquez.
REcoNcILED TO FAMILY.
The girl was reconciled to her fam
lily. and her lover pleaded for An Inn
medage marriage, but instead the
sehorita has just taken the veil In
the Hermanas de Carload convent in
Madrid, and swears she will spend her
life as Sister of Mercy, tending the
poor and nursing the sick.
She told remarkable story OF her
wanderings in the three months 1t
was because of the distasteful betroth-
al that she determined to leave home.
The household in the early morning,
tired out with the ball. was soundly
asleep. The girl, dressed in her
toughest clothes and taking only such
money as she had In her purse,
quietly walked out into the street,
made her way to the railway station
and boarded a milk train bound for
Bllboa. From there she took another
train to lonely country station and
began a tramp over the highway to
Madrid The first night she slept with
the female servants In cottage back
of big mansion.
ASSUMING MALE ATTIRE.
On her second day she fell In with
male tramp who suggested that she
assume male attire and join an adj
vonturous band OF which he was a
member She agreed and he intro
duced her to the chief. who gave her
mans clothes, cut her hair and taught
her to walk, swagger, talk from her
chest and put her hands properly in
htr pockets. She was treated with
great consideration and finally a posi-
ton was secured for her as footman
IN nobleman's house. The suggestion
was that she furnish plans and In
formation OF the house so that the
band could rob II. The girl declares
she did not intend to do this, but
seemingly agreed In order to enjoy the
experience and adventure. But she
only stayed the one day, for she found
she had to share the sleeping accom-
notation of one Of the other men
servants.
The robber band were angercd at
her behavior, so she escaped and be-
came wanderer In the land--a
tramp, Frankly she says she did not
enjoy herself and is glad of the haven
or rest and peace which the convent
mas now given her.