When the town hall meeting ended, people returned to their homes.
Paul Revere and John Adams stayed behind speaking together.
The children stayed close by.
"Paul, you know what to do," said John Adams.
Revere nodded and put on his hat.
"It was nice meeting you,"
he said to the children and then left.
"Where is he going?" asked Vinnie.
"Mr. Revere takes important messages to New York and Philadelphia," explained Will.
"That's what I want to do someday."
"To be a messenger?" asked Vinnie.
"To be one of the Sons of Liberty," said Will seriously.
"Good-bye, children," said John Adams.
"Never forget the value of freedom."
They all shook hands, and the children left.
As they walked down Boston's streets, the daylight was fading.
"Come for supper.
Mother is making meat stew," said Will.
"You have been so kind to us," said Mandy.
"But we should go now."
"Where are we going?" Vinnie whispered to her.
"Thank you for everything," said Mandy to Will.
"Well, you know where I live," he said.
"Visit some time.
You can try our apple cider."
Waving good-bye, the children watched Will disappear down the street.
"That's just great!" Vinnie sighed.
"Without Will, how are we supposed to find this tree?"
He took the photo out of his pocket.
Mandy was looking up the street.
Two familiar figures were walking ahead of them.
"Vinnie, let me see the photo," said Mandy.
He showed it to her.
The flag in the photo was glowing blue.
"There's a big tree over there.
It looks like this one," said Mandy.
Mandy followed the two figures, walking just behind them.
Vinnie followed her.
When they got to the corner, the children noticed a sign on the nearby elm tree.
"Can you read it?" asked Mandy.
Vinnie shook his head.
"It's too far."
The two figures walked into a grocery store.
Vinnie ran up to the tree and quickly read the sign.
Then he ran back to Mandy.
"It says, 'The Tree of Liberty'," he gasped.
The two men reappeared.
One of the men was Mr. Keith, the grocer.
He held a long pole.
The other man carried a red and white, bundled cloth.
At the tree, they tied the cloth at the top of the pole;
it was a flag!
They lifted the flag high enough in the tree so it stuck out from the branches.
The grocer said, "The Sons of Liberty will meet tonight."
"Action will be taken," said the other man.
Then he turned around.
It was John Hancock.
"He's been released!" Mandy nearly shouted.
"Mandy! The photo!" Vinnie pointed to the picture.
Sticking out of the tree, the red and white flag was glowing brightly.
It was time to go home.
The children's eyes closed as they fell into the familiar dark tunnel.