Counterspy - The Statue of Death

Over the hills of Tennessee, the late afternoon sun was low on the horizon. A young chemist named Elwood Parks stood on the grounds of the world's largest atomic plant. Its grounds are protected by high fences, and its gates guarded by the latest scientific devices. As Elwood walked along the grounds inside the main gate, he bent over and picked up a little grey cat, and says "Hello, Mildred. The mouse catching business is pretty good, huh?" One of the plant guards says "Hey, Parks. Look out for that dog outside the gate". Elwood says "Hold on, Mildred, here he comes". The dog is barking at Mildred. She jumps down, and the dog starts to chase her. Elwood says "Leave that cat alone. Come here. Come here, boy. Come here". The dog runs over to him, and Elwood says "Now, let's see your collar. What's your name? Ah, Tommy, huh?. Beautiful color. You are Tommy. Yes, sir. Good long thick coat". Someone whistles for the dog. Elwood says "Your master's whistling for you, Tommy. That man outside the gate. Go to him, Tommy. Go to him, boy". A few days later, in a small town about fifty miles from the atomic plant, a man named Morton is using sand paper on a small statue of Saint Cecilia. He says "Stubbs, bring me some more Emory paper. Morton says "How's the statue look?" Stubbs says "It's okay if you like antiques". Morton says "You'd never guess there's a vial of uranium compound worth half a million dollars hidden in the neck. Would you?" Stubbs says "Half a million dollars? I'd like to kiss it". Morton says "If you keep this stuff close to you long enough, you'll become radioactive and die. Don't you ever touch this statuette without a pair of these special gloves".  Stubbs asks "Mr. Morton, them foreign guys you're in touch with, will they pay off in their own dough or good old US greenbacks?" Morton says "Stubby, we're going to be paid plenty in US greenbacks". Stubbs says "That was a slick stunt, all right. Getting this uranium compound out of the gate and stuck in the dog's long hair with adhesive tape".