Evening star., 1924-06-27
~ BJORN BI <kHOLDT.

Correspondence of The Star and Chicago Daily
News.
G1lRISTIANIA, Norway, June 10
.nveraI mouths ago a Russian refugee
calling herself Baroness Sonia Obr-
witch managed in some mysterious
way to cross the Norwegia frontier
without a passport. 'Tail and slim
with gltsteniug black hair and eyes
as dark as night, she soon made her
self admired by the light living
jcuneSse d'Orc of ChriStiania.
Among the many competitors for
her favor a wholesale merchant
eventually gained ground because of
his wealth and the reckless way in
which he spent it, However. the
police on becoming aware of her
presence informed her that she would
he sent back to Russia if she did not
leave Norway voluntarily.
1t was an awkward time for her to
depart the wholesale merchant hav-
lng proposed marriage trip abroad
and their return to Norway. The
lady on her knees begged the police
for permiS ion to stay. TO be sent
back to Russia. she said, meant Ger
tain dea'h to her. The boIshevists
would kill her because of her noble
hIrth. But her pleas were unaVail-
ing and in his perpleXity the whole
sale marchant turned for advice to
Il We'll known barrister with high
society connections.
Bevi~eS Brief Marriage
Il could manage to have her stay.
but it would require lot of money
said the harrister. she must be
made Norwegian citizen"
TIE financial side Of the question
was soon arranged. The barrister
Received a So Il
rroWnS-20. 600 is one figure mem
tioned-and began work. CA Nor
Weglan crown is equivalent to 26.S
cents). He found a namesake of an
oihtr wei Known barriSter and So
'letS man, a commercial traveller,
ana arranged that he should marry
the baroness and divorce her within
twentN-four hours. As ''consolatfon"
he was promised 1000 crowns
Now it is the law in Norway that a
woman marrying a man of another
natIonality takes the nationality of
her husband. ON this basis the bar
fI>ter worked. arguing that a Rus
$ian refugee married to a Norwegian
would become a Norwegian herself
and consequently would be entitled to
remain in Norway Notwithstanding
the fact that She had entcred without
q passport.
The commercial traveller having
consented to the plan was married to
the Russian noblewoman the follow
lis 'HN. icl ldI al went wei, pUl
no farther.
Fails 4" Make Payment
Directly after the wedding cc~c-
T"nE the commercial traveller bid
ding farewell to his bride, started for
the harriSter'S office to receive his
fee. But il was a diSa ppuinting
meeting. The barrister refused to
pay and ended the conversation by
throwing out the new made bride
groom.
Full of anger the bridegroom went
to the abode where his baroness
awaited him. demanding the money
she was entitled to as his wife In
his perpleNity he gave her money
and she quickly disappeared.
When the police office was opened
next morning the first officer on duty
found the wifele y bridegroom wait
ing to hand in charge Of fraud
against the barrster and Il demand
that the marriage be nullified. After
having told his story the bridegroom
to his establishments, was taken into
custody. SO was the baroness when
She, was found later enjoying a
&umptuous breakfast with the whole
.ale merchant and some mutual
friends