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Show COOK WRITING BOOK I TO PROVE HIS CLAIMS I By Leased Wire to The Tribune. . . m SAXTIAfiO. Chile. Feb. 13. Dr. Fred- I erlck A. Cook, who Is living here, has K rented a villa, whore hc will spend some H time writing a book. Tho explorer re- fuses to see newspaper correspondentK. Inn today m. Ityssolborghd. tbe Belgian HI engineer, upon whom Cook lias called . Bjj seVt-ruT times, said: H "Dr. Cook Is ill from the treatment ac - H I corded blm In Eurdpe and America. Hi ! I Is tit In and haggard and does not look at all like bis old self or when 1 knew W blm In 1S97. when we were on the Bel- W glan Antarctic expedition together H; "Me Is engaged In writing a book by which be hopes to prove Ids polar claim? fli Dr. Cook Is upparontly sincere in his be- H lief that be discovered tbe north pole, j H do not believe tbat he will ever reside in H America again.'' B I |