 From the heart of the jungle comes a savage cry of victory. This is Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle. From the black core of dark Africa, land of enchantment, mystery, and violence comes one of the most colorful figures of all time. Transcribed from the immortal pen of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan, the bronzed white son of the jungle. And now in the very words of Mr. Burroughs, the story of Jungle Legacy. On August 6th, 1945, the most destructive bomb ever created was dropped on the hapless city of Hiroshima, and the atomic era was born. In the years following its dramatic birth, men combed the earth searching for uranium, the energy-producing element of the A-bomb. Those who located the richest deposits of this new gold would perhaps control the world. And no one was more aware of this fact than the shallow-faced bearded man who sat in a subterranean office in Addis Ababa, ten degrees north of the equator in Africa. Comrade Karazov, quiet, you fool. Do you not know that the use of names is prohibited? But down here? Hundreds of feet below the street? Surely it's... It is a matter of discipline. No one can hear us down here, but if you get in the habit of addressing me as Karazov, and I get in the habit of addressing you as Zavet, you may slip when we are not in a safe place. I'm sorry, Mr. K. We will let the matter pass without an official reprimand this time, Mr. Z. Thank you. And now you have an assignment for me. Yes. We must find a plentiful supply of uranium at once. But where can we go in Africa? The Belgium Congo is the richest uranium field in the world, but we cannot go there. There are sections of the African continent that have little or no international police. You will find uranium in some quarter where we can work on disturbed. You will be supplies to everything you need. Make a list. I can tell you right now. I shall need photographic plate equipment, ultraviolet lumps manufactured for the purpose, Geiger counters with the most powerful Geiger-Mueller tubes available, and everything that makes up a large safari. The latter will not be necessary. We have an excellent plane at your disposal. You will travel by air. We have done some preliminary work. You will head first for the mountain country of the Marba people. But that's what Tarzan is. I have tangled with him twice already several years ago, and I am not going to get mixed up with him again. I am not going there. You are an engineer. You know the jungle, and you have been selected for the job. You are not being asked to go, Mr. Z. You are being ordered. My pick up. Always at your service, Buena. You will accompany Mr. B. and the pilot. My pick up is the native of Marba. If you are forced to land, you will act as an intermediary for Mr. Z. We will have no trouble. No trouble, Buena. Look, you can sometimes detect the presence of radioactive waters from the air, but you have to go into the jungle on foot with a crew if you find it. And that means Tarzan, and plenty of trouble. Your job is to find the uranium, Mr. Z. I shall be responsible after that. When we take our crew into the jungle, we will be accompanied by a troop of secret police. This Tarzan you speak of will not be the first man our police have liquidated. It was Tarzan's way to divide his time between the jungle stronghold of the ape tribe who had raised him, his sea coast cabin, and the villages of the many native tribes who were his friends. As lord of the jungle, he settled many disputes, gave advice, served his ebb and skin brothers in many ways. Now, as Zavet's plane headed for the mountain country, Tarzan faced a troubled youth in the crawl of the Marwa people. Never before have I seen such a sad face, Anduta. Surely your worries cannot measure up to your expression. I have a lot of heavy trouble. I want to take Kara as Maki. You want to take Kara as your wife? Well, there should be no great problem there. Have you gone to her maternal uncle to make the arrangements? That is great trouble. Anduta go to Majomba of Kara, tell him Anduta love Kara. Kara love Anduta, want marriage. Majomba make marriage price, sit in a Gombe. Six head of cattle? Well, that's ridiculous. The established marriage fee for Marwa women is but two head of cattle. Anduta is behind us, Anduta, but I shall go to the maternal uncle of Kara and speak with him. Santa Tarzan, go quickly, for Anduta has heavy heart. I shall see him at once, and then I shall return here and tell you what... What wrong? I heard something strange. Quick, hide, you straight devil bird. It is an airplane of the white men. A Tamangani comes again to our jungle. I fear that our worries shall not long be confined to those of the heart. In just a moment we shall return to our story of Tarzan. In the plane that circled over the Marwa district, Zavet listened to the Geiger counter with disgust. Although they had flown back and forth over endless miles of wild terrain, the instrument had failed to indicate the presence of any radioactive material. To return to Addis Ababa with a report of failure meant disgrace, or perhaps worse. And yet to keep searching was dangerous. The gas supply was growing exceedingly short. The drone of that infernal motor is driving me crazy. Maybe we land below is village Marwa people. There is no safe place to land near here, and anyway we've got to find uranium. How we know when we find? If we come close to a spot where it exists, this instrument should begin to click. The richer the deposit, the more clicks. Pilot. Turn north to the rocky ridge beyond the native village. There's not much gas. I said go north. This land of Marwa. From here to Buwara and Lima, big mountain. Quiet. Is Geiger counter? Yes, we found it. Marty's spot on the map, Mepeka. Those big black rocks. Idiot. Listen to those clicks. Unless I miss my guess we found the richest load in the whole Congo. Pilot, turn back. Head for Addis Ababa. Well, Anduda, perhaps my fears of the Tamangani were groundless. White man, turn back. I guess there's a little here to interest them. This is pretty barren country. Come, lead me to the Hema of Kara's maternal uncle. Hema of Kara's maternal uncle, right ahead. Is Hema with ground roof? I will meet you at the edge of the river when Goro the moon has risen. And don't worry, Anduda. I'm sure I can persuade Kara's uncle to accept two head of cattle for her hand. Who approaches Hema of chief? Mr. Tarzan. Jambo Tarzan. Jambo great chief. I come to make talk. Speak, Lord of Jungle. You are uncle of the girl, Kara? Kara, daughter of my sister. Kara's father, chief before me. And Kara is of marriageable age? Nadi. Then why do you not encourage her marriage to Anduda? He's a fine young man who works hard and is pleasant to look upon. He's true. I not tell him no. He's of marriage. You know he cannot pay six head of cattle. Why do you set the price so high? Two head of cattle has long been sufficient to pay as a marriage bonus for a woman of Marwa? Kara, daughter of old chief who is dead. I know, but... She important Marwa Namke. Chief have no sons. Kara now owns property. Property? In Maji Maji war, white men and black men make peace treaty. Black men of Marwa tribe get land from narrow fast water to big mountain. Yes, I know of that treaty. Tribe divide land. Kara's father get from North edge, crawl to sign of three stones. Now belong Kara. A fine legacy, a strip of alkaline soil that will grow neither plantains nor calf ear corn and a huge pile of worthless black rocks. And this property is to keep her from marrying the man she loves? Kara property owner. Property owner. Important woman. Price is Sita. Magombi. Six head cattle. Law not change, even for Tarzan. So when Tarzan come Kara... Then we can marry An-Duta? Big wanna fix everything. He go see Kara's Majamba. Tell me meet him here. An-Duta. Yes? You know it not Kara put price of six cattle? An-Duta no. Any wedding price. Hello An-Duta. Jumbo. Tarzan bring good news? I'm afraid not. I guess you just have to work for another few years until you can pay the six head of cattle that is demanded. An-Duta. Not like that. An-Duta work hard in few years. No, I can't let a thing like this happen. An-Duta go back to the village and get what things you require for a trip. You and I will travel. We will work and we will bring back the price of happiness. That night Tarzan and the young An-Duta left the Marwa country. Together they would earn enough so that An-Duta could buy his bride according to the customs of the tribe and the stipulations of its chief. But Tarzan and his black brother had traveled but a few days march to the north. When a mighty safari approached the Marwa country from the east. Bringing with it a threat to An-Duta's marriage and to the peace of Tarzan's jungle. Father Zavet. You're yours to my name. You told me that we weren't to... We are beyond the ears of civilization. We are not beyond the ears of Tarzan. And if there's one man he hates, it's Anton Zavet. I am not interested in your fears. Only in uranium. Mopika. Yes, yes, Buono. I had to call twice for you. Mopika was at head of safari. Excuse us. You and Mr. Zavet. My father shall hear of this. Mopika came soon as could. How far are we to the great black rocks you mark on the map? Black rocks just ahead. Have the caravan stop then. We will make camp here. Has you saved Buono? Fast. Master orders make camp. Zavet. Unload your testing equipment and set up your laboratory. You will get to work at once. As you say. There are a few of the bearers that take picks and spades and secure the samples that Zavet needs. Well, why do you stand there? Buono, master. Well? Be best make peace with Mawa tribe before start dig. Mawa have many brave warriors. We touch their land. They start war. I have given instructions for my police to guard those who do the digging. The first Mawa native who tries to interfere in any way is to be shot. Yes, Zav. We've struck it. Not so much excitement, Zavet. We must not forget our dignity even in the jungle. We are fulfilling a sacred mission. Yes, yes. Well, what did you find? It is uraniumite. The richest crystal form of pitch blend you can find. Uraniumite crystal form. I don't know of such things. Tell me straight out. According to my calculations, the crystals should run close to 80% uranium oxide. So, and the amount of it? Yes, it's the same amount. There's been a lot of work to do this. It's about the discovery. Why don't I hear the picks and shovels at work? I ordered the workers to stop. You ordered? The chief of the Mawa was attracted by the sound of digging. He came to investigate. I was he not shot as I ordered? Because I know the jungle and its people better than you do. Shoot the chief and you will have a thousand natives here by nightfall. 2000 maybe. I have a better plan. So, go ahead. The chief claims this land belongs to a young girl in the tribe. So we'll give her a few strings of beads and buy the land she is not allowed to sell it when she marries The land goes to her husband and from him to their children. I suppose we wait and buy it from the children I think we will have no difficulty cooperating with the husband. I have selected she shall marry our faithful guide Mopeca I will arrange the entire matter They like pulled it off another few minutes Cara and Mopeca will be married It's about time two weeks now. We've held up our work. It was wise now. We will have no problem The girl doesn't look very happy about the ceremony. She will do as her uncle has instructed He has been paid gold and 20 head of cattle by Mopeca God combo Marriage is ready marriage ready. I perform ceremony here Advanced Mopeca Mopeca here chief ready for marriage Mopeca When you leave tribe for white man city, you leave on the cloud But now you come back pay debts have much money pay many head cattle for bride Mowers take you back as son Santa great chief advanced Cara Undo the leave tribe maybe not come back Mopeca pay marriage price Cara must take him for Moomi No, no not take Mopeca as husband Undo that comes with Tarzan Tarzan stop wedding. He not let Cara marry man. She not love Did you get that cars up or your men ready? They all here then have them watch in all directions if you want to get back to civilization with the uranium You'd better have your men shoot as soon as Tarzan comes out of those woods In just a moment. We shall learn the fate of Tarzan as he enters the village Tarzan and Undo to Approach the village of the Mawa people slowly for their pace was set by six head of cattle Which they prodded impatiently along the tangled path Suddenly they stopped their ears informed them that some manner of ceremony was in progress and their sensitive noses proclaimed that the Tarman Ghani were near You stay here and protect the cattle and duta I shall find out the meaning of the ceremony and the presence of the white men Careful Tarzan sometimes white man much dangerous They'll go ahead with the ceremony. It would be better to get it over with it before Tarzan arrives. Think better. We wait now Yes, please wait. Let Tarzan decide what right it law of Mawa I have paid marriage price Cara is mine begin ceremony. Hmm. You speak through Mopeca Cara the wedding price paid. You must take Mopeca has Moomi we begin wedding Me free by the gate to the village that is Tarzan. Yes. Yes. All right, man. Ready M fire Yeah, that last I never thought I would live to hear him drop from a tree. I Have to hand it to your police car is up. Make sure you stay at men go and bring him back We'll bring him back. All right Yeah, wish like it that clay and arrow and arrow right for the heart of one of your men Tarzan is not dead. It was a treat. What are the oldest tricks of the jungle mr. He's on the other side of the village now shoot again Go ahead Tarzan give the order before he kills us all I do not expect my men to fire up shadows and trees This whole idea of the marriage in order to secure the property was ridiculous Then we will withdraw to our camp. You're letting Tarzan scare us away We will guard the camp in the mine We will make a virtual fortress in the jungle if the other fight this Tarzan It will not be on his terms, but ours. I Shall draw this nooks tighter about your throat a peek a peek quiet Tarzan not killed I kill only in self-defense before you to cry out my life would be in danger What are the white men searching for them on those great black rocks search for thing they call uranium? Uranium so that's the reason they bring their secret police make big bombs from uranium soon rule world I shudder to think of a world ruled by Zaveta and his kind. I Promise you they will not take their death making materials from here But rocks belong my peeka has paid wedding price to uncle of Cara So this is the result of Cara's legacy Mepica you are a traitor to your people, but still I shall let you go I'm trouble. I shall let you go so that you can return to those black rocks and the low animals that crawl there Tell Zaveta and the others that I shall give them until nightfall to leave Your marriage price will be returned to you Mepica, and you may leave with them And if you are not gone by the time Goro the moon rises in the heaven the entire jungle will fall upon you and the others Comes and white men not leave Tarzan I know and do to and their presence here threatens not only the people of Marwa, but those of the entire civilized world What we do it would be foolish of me to attempt to battle them single-handed Marwa warriors help Tarzan even the men of Marwa would be too smaller force against them. I Shall speak to the chief and explain things The voice of the jungle drums must speak and thousands of warriors from other tribes must join us in our siege on the fortress of the black rocks Don had broken the warriors of a dozen savage tribes had joined the Marwas in their battle against the men who would control the world Dung sounded and natives died Arrows and spears and long quissus were hurled at the barricade that have been built about the black rocks Many of the secret police were impaled on the crude weapons of the savages But fear made them renew their defense Tarzan and his men fell back They're gone they have been drawn to their village to care for the sick and bury their dead But they will be back. We have to escape. We are not leaving the uranium We will battle to the last man. There is nothing we can do for every native that drops There are two who come from a distant tribe. They're still pouring in numbers. Do not always decide battles Remember the use of the A-bomb, but we haven't got an atomic bomb. You have your laboratory equipment And you have your inium I get away. That is impossible Who are you to give orders to one tons of it? I have no equipment for the manufacturer of an atomic bomb You will do something at once or you will be liquidated now Perhaps I can make some sort of a crude bomb, but I cannot tell what it will do to them or to us enough talk Make a bomb. We do not have to level a great city All we have to do is to destroy a small native village and its people Night fell again and in the village of the Marwa's the native warriors led by Tarzan Prepared for a fresh assault on the fortress of the Black Rocks But inside the fortress all was quiet the secret police awaiting orders and Karasov was waiting for the bomb he had commanded Zavet to make Zavet was still inside his makeshift laboratory and Mephiko was at his side Finish now Buona. Yes, this little bomb should erase all of mr. Karasov's problems. You take to him No, I think I shall let you have the honor Mephiko After all this bomb is meant to protect the property that is rightfully yours. I take bomb to Buona How it work just before it is thrown this lever here should be pushed all the way down Do you understand the deal is atomic bomb not quite But it will produce some radiation when it explodes. I think it will do the job for which I have designed it Here carry it carefully. Where you go? Oh, I'll be around I'll be around Our men make so much noise the Tarman gunnies will be warned of our coming almost to Black Rocks now Come on done. He's not shoot under stitch. They're probably waiting until we get to the edge of the clearing Slowly man, but that no Tarzan wait but Mephiko and a big one alone at the entrance to their Boma and the soldiers all behind them What can that mean and do to not have eyes like Tarzan what they do a tarman gunny has something in his hand He's seen us. He's moving some sort of a lever on Batman all day look There's the body of Mephiko all charred and disfigured like one visited by demons and there is their leader's body And their escarade a policeman But no trace of Zavit look Tarzan of the white man climbing mountain far off Zavit we go after him. No, no, he stands little chance in the jungle alone and We have much to do here on duty Remember there's a wedding ceremony that we must prepare for We shall return with a word about our next story of Tarzan in just a moment Africa is more than a collection of exotic cities and jungles and wild animals It is a state of mind and sometimes the mind takes strange forms when it is twisted by the crime of the equatorial cities Forged by the heat and the dangers of Africa's teeming jungles Tarzan is a prey of one of the strangest minds of all in our next story jungle orchids Tarzan the transcribed creation of the famous Edgar Rice Burroughs is produced by Walter White Jr. Prepared for radio by Bud Lesser with original music by Albert Blasser. This is a Commodore production