SERIALIZATION OF “the Zany Time Travels of Warble McGorkle” – Chapter 38 of 61
Warble Refuses to Acknowledge Defeat, Claiming Jacques Cheated (Jacques Accuse!)
CHAPTER 38
Warble Refuses to Acknowledge Defeat, Claiming Jacques Cheated (Jacques Accuse!)
Trained as he is in the manly art of throwing things at things (being an accomplished athlete), Jacques LaRue ends up the undisputed winner of the general mêlée (the free-for-all date-chucking mêlée, that is) that Warble had instigated, practically slaughtering his boss and co-sufferers in the process.
Jacques is the undisputed winner, that is, by everyone except Warble, who is embarrassed at being bested by his hired hand and charges: “You cheated!”
“Did not!” Jacques insists.
“Did, too!” Warble persists.
“How did I cheat, then?” Jacques challenges.
“See! You're even boasting about it! And how!” Warble counters.
And so it goes.
Finally, Warble plays his trump card: He forces Jacques to either publicly proclaim Warble the bona fide winner, or take a cut in pay.
True sportsman that he is, Jacques opts for the pay cut.
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