CHAPTER 2
November 1702
Patsy dismounted and went to his master's side and attempted to pull him to his feet. "Please, my Lord, arise from the road lest a passerby would see thee and not understand," exclaimed Patsy as he helped Sir James to his feet and then onto his horse. "Ride on milord and I'll tend to this," he said as he motioned toward Alderman. "I'll catch-me-up with thee upon this road or at the Colonel's in Boston. Go now, Sir James and leave this mess to Patsy."
With that Patsy gave Sir James' horse a smack that sent it walking off down the Boston Pike and then turned to the grisly business at hand. He took a small shovel off the pack animal and, walking a few dozen yards or so off the road, began to dig a hole into the soft earth. When he had finished, he went back and grab
