 African drums are talking the slow rhythmic throb beats its message over jungle and swamp through forest across waterless belt with village after village taking up the beat to bring you a story of that land where anything can happen Africa. Professor Anton Edwards and his party while searching in Africa for a lost people have followed the directions of a talking mummified head that speaks a language the professor and another man have been studying for many years but the head guided them into difficulties and the professor became a little suspicious the party descends into a huge volcanic crater and finds a medieval people who are ruled in cruelty by the priests the professor and Jack have killed two sacred apes and the priests vow to put the party to death the queen of this people begs the professor to rest her country from the power of these cruel rulers and when the party is called to trial professor Edwards kills the high priest thereby bringing about a state of civil war between those loyal to the queen and the forces of the priests in the queen's palace the professor and his party await the arrival of the queen to discuss plans but father why does the queen insist that you command her for there is a legend in her family my dear but she thinks amounts to a prophecy that the country will never know happiness until a stranger shall put an end to the power of the priests you wouldn't want me to back out there would you of course not father but I wish you could direct the battle from a distance how are you going to line the force up sir I wish I knew the lay of the country I'd be better able to form an opinion perhaps they have a map probably a crude affair they have one at all well the queen said we'd have 30,000 men to throw into the field and the priests have 40,000 they're all fanatics well if we can choose the right spot to meet them we might offset that great lady he comes the queen father all right and girl lady come for war shawty I wanna go to smell them plenty blood oh shut up your blackheathen and guard that door I wanna go queen don't be afraid of him your majesty black man I madam yet is his heart as true as his look to be fierce great fight a good scott that outside the door and go over and see what he's doing boy's neck you're choking him man had a message for me but I guard is true to his trust drop him and go wrong I wanna it's all has brought the map they had opened upon and depart map good that's what I wanted girl be more general next time I wanna this map has been compounded for my benefit here lie the hills in which the priest had their forces it looks about 30 miles from here if this represents the city sir I finger liars upon the city and that's right what does this line signify there lies the river is but a stream at this season and this forest of low trees here lie rocks to the right that is all lady I forces shall advance to this point before the river and await my coming should the enemy attack it is the most likely place to meet him go out of wise man should they advance to the city their greater number shall prevail here the land narrow and here shall I meet those forces and drive them before the till the spirits of my ancestors shall rejoice return victorious oh great splendor or upon the shields of the vanquished I don't like that part about returning on the shields of the vanquished exactly what did you mean father it's evidently a custom my dear I think I know it'll mean that you're wounded or exactly I'll forget about it don't worry Lana this isn't the first war in which your father set a command I know but this isn't the same a good clean bullet hole is one thing but those great huge sword oh if you don't stop getting the horrors young woman I'll pack you right out of here how we've worked to do come on Jack let's get at it all right sir how many troops have we 20,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 horse the infantry use a spear and sword and they carry huge shield sir fine now we've got to split them up and cover the neck of ground just this side of the river that forest will protect our left flank and the rocks the right then they'll have to cross the river before meeting us yes in the center of mark this on the map Jack in the center 10,000 spearmen were born on the main body in squares flank them with 3,500 cavalry each side how's that look looks useful sir that won't fill out the ground I know it's 7,500 infantry and that makes 3750 on each wing and a little to the front that's it I'll support them with 700 cavalry each how about main supports the remainder of the infantry and cavalry and rear of main body that makes about 2500 spears and 1500 horse roughly I don't know we'll have to leave the rest of the separate commanders which force will you take sir cavalry on the right center you'll be with me and Guru will have that time of his but thirsty old life why how's that sir he's going to command the main body of foot soldiers he can show them what he wants by gestures come on let's go father I don't want to be foolish but their their child I know you're feeling but your own father has come out of worse scraps in this one come on let's see you smile yeah it isn't a fighting I'm afraid of it's the awful waiting I'll have to do you'll be with a queen all the time I dare and she'll be just as anxious as you are so you can hang on to each other's necks I can't see the queen doing that for anybody can you know Jack I can't be the bravest woman I've ever seen sorry I got a bit silly the ladies waiting for your honor you're going to go straight to her rooms bye dear see you tonight bye dad bring home the bacon that's the girl you know Lorna you're uh you're well I told you so many times you ought to know by now by sweetheart by darling loaf is marvelous Jack spot made for us I wonder where they'll start the attack the formidable group facing our right wing but they'd like to cross the river and hire themselves first one of this day in good or happy high old warrior this day the snake woman shall kiss her feel take hands I'll catch them cut me fight this day I go back but I hope nothing happens to him Jack I'm very fond of him he won't let up until they're running or he's dead I've heard that same sort of things that about you sir I've got a lot of wisdom since then young man but it certainly is great to feel a good horse between my knees again I wonder if a charge holds the same field for me as it used to look at the line of cavalry breaking loose from their main body they're attacking sir no not yet that's a skirmish line to draw us out all for the movers Jack that's one thing we must avoid see they're going back across the river there's a movement on the left more cavalry sir use your glasses there's a sharp eye Jack where's that trumpeter here he is down to Trumpet they've broken away about 4,000 of them coming straight for the river to well as they hit the water what's that left center cavalry of ours there they go and what's formation sir about three quarters of look they're serving out in a way there's something wrong they're pulling out of the water like they come see if of the way we'll have them get in the middle of that line look they've hit him it's gone through and put the force in to give them something to think about the wedges coming round look they're turning flying across the river again and disorganized party over there they call the board all right wing is going to be attacked can't we fall on them now they're crossing the river it's a huge force sir no let them keep that where waves of force will hold them up over there away away there they go that won't stop there's too many and never mind they'll keep busy for a while here comes the main body we've got to meet them Jack you see that huge fellow leading them yes sir one of the please take him off you'll make them wonder good shooting boys keep picking the leaders off as they come up I'll take the heart out of them let them go to in the center I'm a fighting fool that's we got it sir the center is getting away not yet our time is coming that's for the reserve sir yes are you ready for a charge Jack yes sir all ready to go use your revolver and when it's empty swing that toward like blazes here we go don't you're told you're covered with that now or do you want there's a man coming up sir he seems badly wounded man that's the fellow we saved from the eight what do you want Lord Lord return to that woman and the queen the queen is to be murdered at sundown treachery in the palace where did you learn this speak from a dying man it has been planned and even now they await the city son wife he's dead sir yeah Lana what can we do the sun will set inside an hour we ride like blue blazes we might get there in time come on on Goro we've got another battle of life