night, four to one
Yo ' where we kill the feller that done the killin ' . '' `` How ? '' said Creed , still backing , feeling his way slowly , seeking for some break in the rise behind , the others coming a little closer . `` By jumpin ' on to him somewhere out at night , four to one -- or even three to one ? '' `` Yes , by God ! thataway , ef we cai n't do it no better way , '' panted Wade . Years before -- heaven knows how many -- a little seep of water began to gather between two huge stones in the small broken bluff behind Creed .