The Sefety Match An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Level 2 On the morning of October 6, 1885, in the office of the Inspector of Police of the second divison of S- District, there appeared a respectably dressed young man, who announced that his master, Marcus Ivanovitch Klausoff, a retired officer of the Horse Guards, separeted from his wife, had been murdered. While making this announcement the young man was white and terribly agitated. His hands trembled and his eyes were full of terror.

In this gripping romance from Ian Hay, a young woman who faced a family tragedy at a young age is courted by a much-older family friend when she turns 19. Despite some misgivings about the match, our heroine agrees to be married. After several unhappy years together, she decides to leave. But will another tragedy change her mind?