Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23

Copenhagen University at the same time
that he offered through Secretary Ions
dale his thrty-thousand-word analysis OF
the hypothetical trip to the pole and back
was due. 30 q particular friend Of the
Bushwick physician says. to a terribly
unfortunate conjunction OF circumstances
in London
This prevented Cooks secretary from
connecting with the precious originals.
even though they had been carried across
the water by a person who was not shad-
owed by detectives
This person was no less than Mrs
COOK, this authority said, who insisted
upon remaining in anonymity. and she
sailed from New York December 4 with
the original diary and original observa-
lions that her husband had written by the
aid OF magnifying glass In the lonely
lgloo at Jones sound, secure in her pos
session.
Entrusted to Wakes Safe.
From the time that Cook had finished
his exhaustive preparation of the Copen-
hagen data in the Gramatan Inn until
after he had sailed from New York NO
vember q, said this confidant of the alb
sent polar specialist. all his original docu-
ments and first-hand records had remain
doors of a safe in the Office Of his good
friend. Charles Wake, on the seventh
floor Of the office building at 12S Broad
way.
Mr.. Wake. who is employed by the
Equitable Life Assurance Society and WHO
has an Office and safe all his own in
the building at 128, had been considered a
guardian safer even than any reputable
safe deposit company. and such Mr.. Wake
proved.
Mt of%o~ uyo,to. ron.ao,~ va ..u>a
from New York with only carbon copies
of the Cook data In his possession DR..
Cook had arranged with his wife, SO this
addendum to the most modern Of the
Arabian Nights read yesterday. that she
should slip out OF New York, carefully
avoiding all detectives who lurked along
the waterfront and with the priced orig
inals In her possession she should hasten
to London.
There Lonsdale was to get into COM
neutral town. far away from the espion-
age Of the gang Of hired sleuths that
had been perching on the gables of the
Gramatan Inn for SO many trying weeks,
Mrs. Cook was to give to the trusted
secretary all the memoranda, stained and
spotted as they were with the walrus
drippings from the lamp in that lonely
igloo on Jones sound.
Lonsdale Fails to Meet Mrs. Cook.
Mrs Cook did sail and she did carry
with her the all-important originals, SO
the tale is spun. She had intended SAIL
ing earlier than she did, but all the
stories. Of attempts which were to be
made to steal DR.. Cooks proofs en- route
had made her delay her departure until
after some Of this smoke had blown
away.
She went to London, there to await the
O rriv Of Inf o..
dale never appeared in London to relieve
her Of her burden. nor did DR.. Cook, who
by that time was somewhere between
Naples and Christiansand, Norway, meet
Jones Sound data for transmission to
Copenhagen.
Therefore, according to the narrator
of this Thousand and Second tale. Mrs.
Cook must be somewhere in Europe with
the facts which would have meant vindi-
reticule. Cook himself Is somewhere in
Europe. either by accident or by de-
sign bereft Of his precious memoranda.
which. during this time last year, he
glass in that stormbound igloo.
Lonsdale II in Copenhagen. altogether
discounted. Just where the slip-up oc-
CURED the narrator himself does not
know.
When Mr.. Wake was asked yesterday
to confirm this report he withdrew be-
hind a mask Of reticence.
1T may all be true he said. II do not
wish to be taken as denying 1t. at least
ais denying that l once had the original
to Mrs. Cook would rather not enter
into details OF this affair.
You must understand how / sympa-
thize with her in this terrible situation.
I would not care to say one word that
might embarrass her or make her present
hlYrflAn heaVfarp
Minister Egan's Comment.
Dr. Maurice F. Egan. United states
minister to Denmark. who arrived here
yesterday on the Oscar II. Is frank to
admit that he was taken in during those
riotous days Of lionizing in Copenhagen.
that he was In good company when he
was duped. Dr. Egan IL inclined to give
the benefit Of the doubt to DR.. Cook.
Mr.. Egan said he was not q scientific
man, and that. therefore, he had to
accept the declarations Of DR.. Cook pure
lecture Mr.. Egan. who felt somewhat
misty on certain points. made an effort
to get an explanation from the doctor,
saying that he was not quite satisfied.
The doctor added to Mr.. Egan's mys-
LITIGATION by remarktng:
"Oh. you know l don't propose to tell
everything"
Mr.. Egan said that DR.. Cook was not
a clever speaker. acting at times as IL
he were dazed, and at other times as II
he were stupid.
The regrettable thing about the whole
affair, DR.. Egan said, was the faith DR..
Cook had inspired in most Of the women
of Denmark in his sincerity. The shat
tering Of the ideals OF these women was
somewhat in the nature of a tragedy.
Thousands who had pinned their faith
to believe that he had not reached the
POLE
Even Miss Egan herself was strongly
impressed with the righteousness Of DR..
Cook. She said she still believed that
pr. Cook thought he had reached the
pole, although she agreed with her father
that the Danish investigators should be
upheld in their decision against the pre-
of the doctor.
Mr. Egan aaid that the Danes would
harbor no i'll feeling against the United
States because one OF its citizens had
them. but that the Danish people
would be inclined to view with con-
servatism. to say the least, the deolara-
might return by way of Denmark from
the south pole and say that he had dis
covered 1t. Mr.. Egan said that DR.. Cook
had not been decorated by the King of
Denmark. as reported.
Quest of South Pole Next
Is Hinted at by. Peary
NEW YORK. December pat the din