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`` He not quite give up yet . At the head of that first big rapid -- you know where we portaged over Red Rock Falls -- there 's short cut through woods to Lake Nameless . Maybe he catch us there . We there about to-morrow noon . But he ca n't shoot ; his gun here . '' And the boy tapped his shirt with an air of confidence . `` Yes , thanks to your stratagem , you young schemer , '' said Larry .