Produced by Al Haines. *SWEET CLOVER* _A ROMANCE OF THE WHITE CITY_ BY CLARA LOUISE BURNHAM BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1894 Copyright, 1894, BY CLARA LOUISE BURNHAM. _All rights reserved._ _The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A._ Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company. *By Clara Louise Burnham* YOUNG MAIDS AND OLD. DEARLY BOUGHT. NO GENTLEMEN. A SANE LUNATIC. NEXT DOOR. THE MISTRESS OF BEECH KNOLL. MISS BAGG’S SECRETARY. DR. LATIMER. SWEET CLOVER. A Romance of the White City. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. *CONTENTS.* CHAP. I. Fair Harvard II. Uncle Adolph’s Letter III. A Morning Drive IV. Clover’s Announcement V. Miss Berry’s Visitors VI. The Unexpected Guest VII. On the Rail VIII. The Telegram IX. A Christmas Visitor X. Aunt Love’s Intercession XI. The Dedication XII. Gorham Page’s Commission XIII. May Day XIV. Clover’s Invitation XV. The Court of Honor XVI. A Massachusetts Celebration XVII. The Bronze Baby XVIII. Clover’s Diplomacy XIX. The Ferris Wheel XX. The Midway Plaisance XXI. Old Vienna XXII. On the Lagoon XXIII. The Hotel Dance XXIV. Dress Parade XXV. In the Peristyle XXVI. The New Year *SWEET CLOVER.* *CHAPTER I.* *FAIR HARVARD.* "Well, Jack," said Mr. Van Tassel, entering his son’s room at Cambridge, "the deed is done. Behold you a full-fledged alumnus of glorious old Harvard!" The speaker grasped the young fellow’s hand, his face expressing his pride and gratification. "Yes, sir," answered the graduate, springing to his feet as he cordially returned his father’s greeting, "full-fledged, but rather reluctant to try my wings, I must confess. It is hard to fly away from all this." As he spoke, he glanced around the room, one of the most luxurious in historic Holworthy. Each familiar object seemed newly invested with pleasurable association. His eyes lingered upon a silver chafing-dish, resting amid a lot of congenial litter on a mantelpiece. Jack was accustomed to admit modestly that when it came to manoeuvring with a chafing-dish, he could not deny his own genius.