"All right. When you have secured it about your body let me know."
"I've got it."
"Have you also got a firm grip on the pole?"
"Yes."
"Then look out. I am going to cut your feet loose.
Are you ready?"
"All ready!"
Phil severed the rope that held Teddy's feet, and the boy did a half turn in the air, his feet suddenly flopping over until he found himself in an upright position. But the twist of the body had given him a fearful wrench, drawing a loud "ouch!" from Teddy. To add to his troubles Tucker found himself unable to move.
"I'm tied up in a hard knot," he wailed.
"What's the trouble?"
"I'm all twisted. I can't wiggle a toe."