Evening star., 1923-06-29
HEIRESS TO GATES
MILLIONS VIEWS RICHES
"L0NG WAY OFF,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special D1spafch to The Star.
ST. CHARLES. Ill, June 2s.-Mrs
Dellora Angel Norris. youthful heir
ess to nearly $4,000, 900 of the for
tune left by the late John w. Gates,
today told for the first time some of
the trials that beset a girl who is
supposed to be enormously rich, but
who really isn't and won't be until
she Is forty-two years old. And that
age Is long, long way off for Mrs.
Norris. Mrs. Norris also took the oc-
casion to deny that ten days ago she
was left an additional 100000 by
Mrs. Dellora r. Gates of Port Arthur
Tex.
"The story that Mrs. Dellora R.
Gates of Port Arthur left me $1,000,
600 is not true" she said. There are
no seven millions. All 1 have is what
was previously left me.
snys She Is Not Rich.
"And l am not rich" she continued
'If people think l haye, forty mil
wrong: All ! have is an allowance
until 1 am Of age. which is a year
not be at my disposal until 1 am for
..T wish people knew that. Every
day l get stacks of mail asking for
this college or that foundati0n ano
s300. 600 for an eastern school Why.
I never had that much money In my
Lester and put them in the waste
basket without reading them.
II do like to get letters from people
1 know, but 1 am sick of letters from
strangers"
When this correspondent was ush-
cred into the pretty dwelling that
serves as the Norris home MRS Nor
ris was setting the table for dinner.
Lester Norris, her husband, is reaIIy
to be thanked for the interview. He
is a young artist, and he said that
the Norris family generally had been
so misrepresented that Dellora dlon
care to talk to any one. Ihen ne
added that there were certain things
could set the world right, and he
called out to Dee" to come and tell
them Bride and bridegroom explain
ed their plans for a simple life.
First of all, they are living in a
modest but comfortably furnished
bungalow which they leased from a
doctor who does not need 1t since
his domestic troubles went to court.
They are paying rent for their nome
out of money earned by Les at
free lancing in commercial art and car
looming.
"The report that we intend to live
on what 1 earn Is certainly true"
said Norris. I'VE will not live elabo-
| rately, but we will live comfortably.
What I earn is not much. but 1t Is
enough. Just now I am doing ad-
vertising work for a large interstate
fair and for several big concerns.
My income is not definite, so I can
give no figures. Eventually we hope
to own our own home. We have no
servants-only a cook"
Dellora manages the house and does
most of the work, the correspondent
was told, and she takes turns with
her husband in driving their sole and
unpretentious motor car.
"All we ask Is to live our life quiet
~, as we like It," said Les" with un-
| mistakable sincerity. I'VE dislike
publicity like that which We have
been getting"
Meantime Dellora, clad in a becom-
ing house frock, of red-figuredswhite
material, over which she wore a busi-
nessliker and simple white apron,
plainly embroidered, hurried about
| setting the table and carrying food
from the kitchen. She made only one
| last request.
please don't say 1 look good in
white" she implored. 'T hate white. /"
But she does look well in almost
any other color" qualified her hus-
band. and all who know will agree
with him.
Copyright, 1924