Mary Menth Andersen had just married Norwegian Andersen.She was looking forward to 1a new life with him.But first she had to get all of her2 across to Norway.

At the airport in Miami，when it was finally Mary's turn at the checkin counter，she 3her luggage on the baggage line.But she got the4that would crush her bubbling feeling of happiness：“You'll have to pay 103 dollars 5you want to bring those suitcases to Norway，” the man said.

       Mary had no money.Her new husband had travelled 6 her，and she had no one else to call. “I was completely 7 and tried to think which of my things I could8 without.” said Mary.

Although she explained，he showed no signs of9. “I started to cry，tears were 10 my face.Then I heard a11and friendly voice behind me saying, ‘That's OK，I'll 12her.'”

       Although this happened 20 years ago，Mary still remembers the 13that radiated from the man. “He was nicely and 14 dressed，with brown leather shoes，a cotton shirt open at the throat，” says Mary.She was15 to be able to bring her suitcases and16the stranger that he would get his money back.The man wrote his name and17on a piece of paper which18“Barack Obama” and “Kansas”．Mary carried the paper around in her wallet for years.She paid the 103  dollars back to Obama the day after she arrived in Norway.

This week we met her in the café that she runs. “It's 19 to think that the man who helped me 20 years ago is the US President，” says Mary 20.