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Show STORY IN BRIEF "BIG TRAIL." A gigantic wagon train has assembled assem-bled on the banks of the old Missouri. Ruth Cameron, her brother Dave, and baby sister "Honey Girl," join the i caravan of folks from everywhere which starts westward in search of new homes. Breck Colemon, who scouts the expedition, ex-pedition, seeks the murderer of a trapper friend. He suspects "Red"' Flack, bull-whacking leader. Breck meets and falls in love with Ruth, but she gives him no attention. Meanwhile, the pioneers face many obstacles along the trail; treacherous mud holes; arid deserts; maddened I buffalo and hostile Indians. Still they march triumphantly on. j Breck is many times placed in a position to prove his true worth to Ruth, and he gradually wins her love ' as the great train pushes on toward ! the setting sun. Flack and his accom-! plice, Lopez, attempt to get rid of Breck, but Zeke, a kindly, whimsical I fur trapper, proves himself a friend ' in need to the scout. The pioneers reach a yawning! j chasm, and have to lower humans, animals and wagons over the cliff.1 Xext they have to ford a ranging tor-: ! rent, and then lose their way in a 1 j great blizzard; but finally the long-! I sought Paradise looms ahead a new iland, the end of the trail! j 1 Manager Mclf f has announced that j he will present "The Big Trail" at ; ; the Casino January 0, 21 and 22. I 1 ' i |