Show I THE NORTHWEST MOUNTED HONORS LONGSTRETH One of the r most extraordinary parties ever given In honor of a living writer was tendered to T. T Morris Longstreth recently A large group of officers of the Northwest mounted police force gathered to together together together to- to gether to pay their to Mr Longstreth for the many books he has written about them One w beaten ather-beaten old sergeant who has spent the greater part of his years on the perilous patrol of the bleak northwestern forest lands arose and proposed the first toast to I 1 hope you'll write something more about the force sir he said addressing Mr Longstreth for tor you know more about us than any other living novelist or writer knows or orwill orwill orwill will know We Ve admire your books and we all read them consistently Although he has never been an official member of the force Mr Longstreth has spent many years with the Northwest mounted police He is the author of The Laurentians Laurentians Lauren- Lauren The Lake Superior Country Country Country Coun Coun- try and other books about the northwest In October The Century company will publish his latest book The Th Silent Force which Isa Isa is isa a dramatic and anecdotal history of the Canadian mounted police written written writ writ- ten with the coop cooperation ration of many veteran members of the force I |