In a bullock cart, Baba left Khandwa that night for the village of Borgaon to contact an advanced pilgrim called Shivanand Brahmachari . Known as a swami, he seemed to recognize who Baba was, and respectfully rose to his feet to greet Baba when he approached. He offered Baba food, which Baba declined. After a few minutes, Baba left quickly.
Baba had said that whenever he is recognized by a mast or saint, for some reason, it makes his work more difficult and hence he wished to leave at once."
Returning to Khandwa at night, Baba set out the next day, the 28th, for the village of Sanawad. There he communed with the mast Chameli Baba . Afterward in a dharamshala at Barwah, Baba washed the feet of 40 poor persons and blessed them with his gift of love, symbolized by a one-rupee coin.
On 29 May, Baba went to Burhanpur by bus where he worked with a Harijan mast named Raoji Mama . This mast was found at the train station. Although he appeared old and frail, he was a rather violent jalali type. After being given food by Kaka, he gave Kaka a sound slap on the face. Raoji was not an exceptional mast, but Baba liked him.
Baba and the mandali then boarded the Delhi Express and arrived in Ahmednagar at 4:00 P.M. on the 30th.
After this mast tour, Baba returned to Pimpalgaon. During this period, a Siamese cat named Gesu (Geisha) had been given to Baba and stayed in Pimpalgaon with the women as a pet. Baba had directed Margaret to look after the cat. At the beginning of June 1944, it was pouring down rain one night when Baba suddenly ordered Margaret to throw the cat outside. Margaret hesitated and said, "But Baba, it's raining so hard ..." Baba gave in and left her room.
The next night, the same scene reoccurred. In the pouring rain, Baba came to Margaret's room and ordered her to throw Gesu out.
Again, Margaret started to say something when Baba frowned and snapped, "Whose cat is it anyway, yours or mine?"
"Yours," she said, and did as she was told. Gesu was put outside.
A few days later, Margaret read in the newspapers about "D-Day" — the launching of the Allied invasion at Normandy on 6 June — and realized the significance behind Baba's strange command. Coincidentally, it had also been storming over the English Channel at the time, and there had been a discussion between Eisenhower and the other generals about whether to launch the crossing of nearly three million troops, in view of the inclement weather.