about ten o'clock
Men that pack a gun all their lives never have it when they need it ; that was exactly my fix . Darkness was in my favor , but I had no more idea where I was or which way I was going than a baby . One thing sure , I was trying to get away from there as fast as I could . The night was terribly dark , and about ten o'clock it began to rain a deluge . I kept going all night , but must have been circling . `` Towards morning I came to an arroyo which was running full of water . My idea was to get that between me and the scene of my trouble , so I took off my boots to wade it .