“You greasy scoundrel! You thought to make a treaty with me and force me to give you firearms, did you? Why, I’ve a mind to annihilate the whole tribe of you!”

The Esquimau flashed a leering, contemptuous glance at Frank and replied:

“White man mebbe fly in air; but Eskimo man no ’fraid ob him.”

CHAPTER XIII.
THE END.

Frank was amazed at the cool nerve and effrontery of the wretch. For a moment the young inventor was silent.

Then he said:

“You have one of our men in captivity here. I want him.”

The chief shook his head sullenly.

“What?”

“Mebbe no.”