As they resumed their journey, they stopped to buy apples from an old woman on the road. Baba sent Habibullah to her and the woman agreed to sell sixteen apples for one rupee. Habibullah added a few more words of bargaining and the woman threw in two more. He returned with the fruit and they drove on in the taxi. Stopping the taxi after about a mile, they got out and sat under a tree to enjoy the snack. Habibullah gave sixteen apples to Baba, which he distributed. Baba then noticed the two extras and asked Habibullah where he had gotten them from. "The old woman gave them to me," he replied.
"Did you pay her?"
"She gave them to me for free."
"Go back and return them," Baba commanded.
So Habibullah walked back over a mile to return the apples. The fact was that after he had already agreed to buy sixteen and had paid the woman a rupee, he had coaxed her into giving him two more as his commission.
In Chhundangam, Baba contacted Navab Shah , a nearly 60-year-old high mast who lived with his children and his old mother. During the contact, the mast put Baba's hat on and put his own dirty Pathan cap on Baba.
The group returned to Nishat on 29 August. Meanwhile, while Baba was away, Krishna's condition had worsened. He had contracted typhoid, and Nilu was worried that he too would die. Telegrams were sent to Baba, who cabled back that he would be arriving the following day. When Baba came, Krishna was barely conscious. Baba fed him two or three spoonfuls of porridge and gave further instructions to Nilu. Gradually, Krishna began to improve.
Just two days after arriving, Baba was off again. On the 31st, he contacted a high mast named Asat Saheb at Wanagam. The naked mast had dry, scaly skin and asked Baba to scratch his back, which Baba did with great pleasure.
A mast named Guruji was also contacted that day. He used to drink cooking oil, and his clothing and person were saturated with it. Baba gave him five rupees to buy more and the mast appeared delighted.
On Friday, 1 September 1944, Baba contacted a high mast called Noor Shah in the village of Chindlur. The mast presented Baba with a cucumber which Baba ate after having it cooked.
Throughout September, Baba continued to contact masts, about 20 in the Srinagar vicinity, including one mastani simply called Mai, who lived on raw grass and cooked rice. Five of the masts were considered saints.
After finishing this phase of his mast work in Kashmir, Baba enigmatically remarked to the mandali, "Two mountains will bump into each other and will become separate. In between there will be one mountain which will be the root cause of continued clash thereafter."