Ada, in her beautiful mink furs, which she clung to persistently, though the fall weather so far had been very mild, was presently seen coming across the grass.

The old mink game.

On their heads they wore caps of coon-skin or mink-skin, with the tails hanging down, or else felt hats, in each of which was thrust a buck-tail or a sprig of evergreen.

" During the next mile six other mink traps were set.

"So I see; but what use can you put them to?" "This," said Archie, taking up the rod of steel, "is a mink-spear.