Chapter 22 - The Choice
Samuel could have claimed everything.
The law now gave him strong control over the spring.
But he remembered his father's words.
No man should die because another man owns the paper above the water.
Samuel proposed a shared water cooperative.
Ranchers would contribute.
The Apache families would have protected access.
The spring would be maintained collectively.
Some townspeople objected.
Others supported him.
Red Willow listened quietly.
"You give away what you won."
Samuel shook his head.
"No."
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He looked toward the water.
"I decide what winning means."
