The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-20
NOVEL|STS TELL
HOW THEY'RE HAPPY
THOUGH MARRIED
Norrises, Successful,
Famous and Happy as
Man and Wife
10y EwARD VI. ruIERRY.


NEW YORK. March 20 - This
~ r. double arrciled interview.
The two parties Of the first part
are husband ana wife. Charles q
Norris and Kathleen Norris. both
noveiists, who write very Success
ful books about love, romance.
marriage and divorce. The party
Of the second part II the inquisi-
tive interviewer. who starts the
conversation:
INQJISTTiNE INTERVIEWER
How can you be happy though
married ?"
MhS NOItItIS-"Do you mean
the people in my books or MIR.
. Norris booksy"
MIR. NoRRis-"or do you mean
ourselves"
L. L." Both An Your book
people ana yourselves"
NIX. N.-'The secret OF success
In marriage b. In the struggle for
H. II ish't an accident or gift
Both have TO build II up"
Mrs. N.-"Nes. by pulling to-
gether. Ana rs easier u they re
not rich There are So many
things that pun apart the rich
people Lack OF these things and
the sacrifices each makes toward
the others happiness, keep the
poor couple happier"
L. L. tapologeticHllyl Aren't
you rich1 Both? There's your
biz prunc ranch In California and
your double barrclled book royal
ties? o."
Mrs. v. (smiling)-"Yes, but
we'd he Just az happy II We lost
it all and had to begin again. /
wouldn't mind. Would you. 6.
O."
MR. v theartly) mo a Bit
II wasn't 80 many years ago that
we were living In a wnlk-up apart
ment on S25 "a week"
Mrs. N.-'Thc worst thing "a
girl can do is to marry for money.
can't bear to sentence my hero
ines Co a life OF rich mntrlmony.
Married people are happier Il they
have TO work To get along when
hey are thrown together and made
dependent upon each others love
ana service"
tThe heroine OF Mrs Norris lat
est novel The Beloved Woman"
turns down "a millionaire for a
lfhhI nut HhutHA Nulknfsl
MIR N.-Selnshness Is the com
moncst cause of unhappiness Men
are more To blame than women.
When the wife's to blame II ~
usually because she hasn't got
enough to do"
tYou may consider Mr.. Norris
an expert. too. for In his latest nov
u. Brass" there are three un-
I NuHWA mn EENUHAU ono WnN.uLmN LN
hot tcmuerE. one hy the wife's
riches and one because the wife iz
coldD
L. WHATS one remedy ?"
MIR. N.-"A national marriage
law and a national divorce law
Make both more dlfflcult-the
snmo rules In every state. Persons
who a to marry should furnish
health certificates and establish
whether they have been married
before. the man should have 20
prove he can support "a wife: and
here should be q siN-months in
,cryul-w with publicity - between
the announcement OF the intention
70 marry and the ceremony Itself %
Mrs. Mis- true. Then peo-
pie wouldn't rush thoughtlcssly in
To- matrim0ny And they'd choose
more carefully N they knew they
couldn't rid themselves OF their
mates so easily
l. How about the federal
divorce law Of"
MIR N.-"Wcll. all divorce cases
ought to be heard by juries com
posed Of both men and women.
Naus.s should be felony insanity,
drunkenness. non-support and de-
-crtion. And sometimes unfaith-
fulners-but only II is were "a
grossly cruel that h injured the
position Of the wife ana the sup
port Of the children"
!. Don't you over get jeul.
Gus Of each others host SELLER"
The Norrisses. Charles and
Kathleen. pooh-hooed this qucs-
ZION and LIherod the inquisitivc
Interviewer out TO make room foi
"a couple OF rich looking publish.
ers.