I except the mumps, or parotitis, described below; which is properly an external gland, as its excretory duct opens into the air.

The defence of Mr. Conover was so prompt and admirable that the conflict was protracted until the onlookers unselfishly gave the warning cry of Cheese it—the cop! The principals escaped easily by running through the nearest open doors into the communicating backyards at the rear of the houses.

Blues are about as vicious a fish as you'll find on the Atlantic seaboard — they will continue to slash through schools of bait even after they have eaten so much that they're constantly regurgitating shredded baitfish.

We'll put next year's Christmas party on the back burner until we deal with the current financial crisis.