Gomer Pyle was able to find Sergeant Carter in the office. He had a telephone call, so Gomer had to wait for his turn to talk. Carter did see Gomer, but all he did was put a finger on his lips. So Gomer got the message. Carter hung up a minute later.
"What do you want to tell me, Pyle? It better be good."
"Of course it is, Sergeant. Remember I mentioned my friends in Mayberry?"
"Yes, Pyle. What does this have to do with your friends?"
"Well, I've been writing to them lately. I have told them a lot about you. They are interested in meeting you sometime."
"Let me think about it for a while, and I will let you know then. How does that sound?"
"That's fine. Tale all the time you need."
"Thank you. Just let me make a few more phone calls and you can scram."
So he did what he was told. Gomer had been serving in the USMC for a few years, and has made a few friends. Today he received a letter from his cousin, Goober Pyle. He opened it and this is what Goober had to say this time:
Hi, Gomer.
We all miss you in Mayberry. I have been talking with our friends. Like I keep saying, Mayberry isn't the same without my cousin around. Hope you will be able to come home for good and then we have a lot to catch up on. Hope your sergeant gave you a good thought about returning to Mayberry. Hope to hear from you again soon.
After reading his cousin's recent letter, it made Gomer smile. In the past until now, he's always enjoyed receiving letters from Mayberry. When Carter gives out his answer, that's when he will reply back. He is going to keep his fingers crossed until then. Since Gomer wasn't much of a religious person, one of his friends back home from did, so that's why he could have some time to himself, but he didn't touch the Bible until now.
Now that he wasn't around anybody, and that included Carter, he thought it was a good idea to spend a bit of time with Jesus. He flipped over to Acts in the New Testament. He didn't see that there was no need to pray before he began to read. At least Acts seemed the place to be today.
He was still alone thirty minutes later, so Gomer kept on reading. He read an extra ten minutes and then decided that it was a good stopping place.
"Wow, this is quite a book. Maybe this is what I needed today. At least Sergeant Carter isn't around and catching me reading a book. I might find time again soon if I'm lucky. Forty minutes with Jesus isn't bad."
Gomer was only talking to himself, so it was a good thing that nobody was around to hear Gomer doing this sort of thing. When he returns Goober's letter, he would say that there really wasn't anything to write about USMC, which happened to be true. He was silent again after Gomer finished talking with himself.
And he still had that smile on his face. He smiles for no reason, which has nothing to do that. He couldn't help himself, but went to see what Carter was doing. He always enjoyed hanging out with Carter, even if it means he wants to or not. That Carter really can be a tough person, and he's known that ever since he first joined the Marines.
Carter was still in the office when Gomer walked in a second time around.
"What is it, Pyle? Are you bored?"
"Yes, I am. Wanted to see what your answer is on coming out to Mayberry with me. It was my idea that we can visit there for a while."
"Pyle, don't you know what the word wait means?"
"Yes, sir, I do."
"Now would you be so kind and not repeat this question ten more times? Got that?"
"Yes, I do. Is there anything I can do?"
"Yes, there is, Pyle. You can take care of the cleaning the toilets. That way I won't have to mess around doing it myself."
"Okay, Sergeant. I'll try to think of something that I can do. I've already done everything else."
"I really can't think of anything. Just leave me alone."
So he did what he was told. He had to come up with something to keep himself busy.
