Here's a short story:

CHAPTER III 

IN THE SHAFT 

Mrs. Byram had no suspicion that her son might be exposed to any danger until after he had been absent an hour, and then the remembrance of the threats made by Skip Miller and his friends caused her the deepest anxiety. Fred would not have staid at the store longer than was absolutely necessary, and the fear of foul play had hardly gained possession of her mind before she was on her way to search for him. 

The company's clerk had but just finished explaining that the new breaker boy left there with his purchases some time previous, when Donovan entered in time to hear the widow say: 

"I do not understand why he should remain away so long, for he must know I would be troubled concerning him." 

"Didn't your boy stay in the house after I left him at the gate, Mrs. Byram?" the breaker boss asked. 

Mrs. Byram explained why Fred ventured out, and the man appeared to be disturbed in mind. 

"This is just the time when he oughter kept his nose inside. Them young ruffians are likely to do any mischief." 

"Then you believe something serious has happened." 

"I didn't say quite that; but it won't do much harm to have a look for him. You go home, an' I'll call there in an hour." Then turning to some of the loungers, he asked, "Has anybody seen Skip Miller lately?" 

"You're allers tryin' to make out that he's at the bottom of everything that goes wrong," Skip's father, who entered at this moment, said in a surly tone.  (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: how long had the boy been missing ?
Guess: an hour
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: who made threats
Guess: Skip Miller
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: was he alone?
Guess: no
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: who was with him?
Guess: his friends
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: what did Mrs Byram feel
Guess: fear
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: what is her son's name?
Guess: Fred
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: where had he gone?
Guess: the store
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: did she wait around longer?
Guess: yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: what did she do next?
Guess: she was on her way to search for him.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: was her husband still alive?
Guess: unknown
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: who was in time to hear her say something?
Guess: Donovan
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: did she think he would know she'd worry?
Guess: yes
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Question: who asked a question?
Guess: the breaker boss asked.
Confidence: <appropriate level of confidence in this guess>

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: where had he dropped Fred off?

at the gate