CHAPTER VI
THE MISSING FILMS
Lively and varied were the scenes about the relief train. Wagons were constantly being driven up to the station, loaded with supplies that had been contributed by generous merchants, or bought with public subscriptions.
The soldiers wore serious faces, for it was reported, in a few of the large cities, that rioting and robbery had followed the trail of the flood.
"Well, I'd just like to get my hands on some of those human fiends who'll rob at a time like this!" exclaimed a big trooper, as he banged his gun down on the platform. "I'd show him what's what!"
"That's right!" chimed in his comrades.
More soldiers kept arriving. They were mostly National Guardsmen, though one company of Regulars was on the train.
Some doctors were being taken along, and a quantity of medical stores, for sickness had
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