Here's a short story:

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. 

FRIENDS AND FOES--PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS--THE RANCH IN DANGER. 

In a few minutes the sound of heavy feet and gruff voices was heard in the outside passage, and next moment ten men filed into the room and saluted their chief heartily. 

Charlie felt an almost irresistible tendency to open his eyes, but knew that the risk was too great, and contented himself with his ears. These told him pretty eloquently what was going on, for suddenly, the noise of voices and clattering of footsteps ceased, a dead silence ensued, and Charlie knew that the whole band were gazing at him with wide open eyes and, probably, open mouths. Their attention had been directed to the stranger by the chief. The silence was only momentary, however. 

"Now, don't begin to whisper, pards," said Buck Tom, in a slightly sarcastic tone. "When will ye learn that there is nothing so likely to waken a sleeper as whisperin'? Be natural--be natural, and tell me, as softly as ye can in your natural tones, what has brought you back so soon. Come, Jake, you have got the quietest voice. The poor man is pretty well knocked up and needs rest. I brought him here." 

"Has he got much?" the sentence was completed by Jake significantly slapping his pocket. 

"A goodish lot. But come, sit down and out wi' the news. Something must be wrong." 

"Wall, I guess that somethin' _is_ wrong. Everything's wrong, as far as I can see. The Redskins are up, an' the troops are out, an' so it seemed o' no use our goin' to bust up the ranch of Roarin' Bull, seein' that the red devils are likely to be there before us. So we came back here, an' I'm glad you've got suthin' in the pot, for we're about as empty as kettledrums."  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question based on this story, and describe how likely it is that your guess is correct as one of the following expressions:

Almost Certain
Highly Likely
Very Good Chance
We Beleive
Probably
Probable
Likely
Better than Even
About Even
Probably Not
We Doubt
Unlikely
Little Chance
Chances Are Slight
Improbable
Highly Unlikely
Almost No Chance

Give ONLY the guess and your confidence, no other words or explanation. For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>
Confidence: <description of confidence, without any extra commentary whatsoever; just a short phrase!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What was heard in the corridor?
Guess: Heavy feet and gruff voices.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: How many entered the room?
Guess: Ten.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What did they do when they went in?
Guess: Saluted their chief.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who wanted to watch what was happening?
Guess: Charlie.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Did he?
Guess: No.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why not?
Guess: The risk was too great,.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What did he do instead?
Guess: Contented himself with his ears.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Could he tell what was going on from listening?
Guess: Yes.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What was he sure was happening?
Guess: The whole band was gazing at him.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Who was being sarcastic?
Guess: Buck Tom
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: What did he warn the guys against doing?
Guess: Whispering.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Why didn't he think they should whisper?
Guess: It might wake a sleeper.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: Which gentleman was the softest spoken?
Guess: Jake
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What were the group trying to do to Charlie?

unknown