They turned and fled precipitately, but not before Grim captured Oosuck, and dragged him forcibly to the rear, where he was pinioned and placed on the sledge with the others.
"Now, then, lads, that will do; get upon the sledge again.

Away with you, Meetuck .-- Look after Awatok, Grim; O'Riley will see that Aninga does not jump off." "That he will, darlint," said the Irishman, patting the woman on the back.
"And I shall look after the baby," said Fred, chucking that series of dumplings under the chin--an act of familiarity that seemed to afford it immense satisfaction, for, notwithstanding the melancholy position of its father and mother as prisoners, it smiled on Fred benignly.
In five minutes the party were far on their way back to the ship, and in less than five hours after the Esquimaux had closed their barter and left for their village, four of their number, including the baby, were close prisoners in the _Dolphin's_ hold.

It was not Captain Guy's intention, however, to use unnecessarily harsh means for the recovery of the missing articles.

His object was to impress the Esquimaux with a salutary sense of the power, promptitude, and courage of Europeans, and to check at the outset their propensity for thieving.

Having succeeded in making two of their chief men prisoners, he felt assured that the lost telescope and hatchet would soon make their appearance; and in this he was not mistaken.