Lady Molly - The End"Then take the utmost care of this bundle. It contains proofs of one of the most dastardly
crimes ever committed in this country."
No other words could have aroused the enthusiasm and caution of Etty in the same manner.
After that Philip Baddock might protest, might rage, storm, or try to bribe, but the proofs of his
guilt and Captain de Mazareen's innocence were safe in the hands of the police, and bound to
come to light at last.
But, as a matter of fact, Baddock neither stormed nor pleaded. When Lady Molly turned to
him once more he had disappeared.
You know the rest, of course. It occurred too recently to be recounted. Philip Baddock was
found the next morning with a bullet through his head, lying on the granite stone which, with
cruel hypocrisy, he himself had erected in memory of Mr. Steadman whom he had so foully
murdered.
The unfortunate Felkin had not lied when he said that the proofs which he held of Baddock's
guilt were conclusive and deadly.
Captain de Mazareen obtained His Majesty's gracious pardon after five years of martyrdom
which he had borne with heroic fortitude.
I was not present when Lady Molly was once more united to the man who so ardently
worshipped and trusted her, and to whose love, innocence, and cause she had remained so
sublimely loyal throughout the past few years.
She has given up her connection with the police. The reason for it has gone with the return of
her happiness, over which I--her ever faithful Mary Granard--will, with your permission, draw a
veil.
The End of A Collection of Short Mysteries