Baba told Behramji to return the five rupees mistakenly given.
Catching the night train, they left Sholapur and reached Dhond at four in the morning where they changed trains for Manmad. For two nights they had had no sleep and were exhausted. But as soon as they arranged their luggage in the compartment, the ticket collector came and told them to vacate it as it was reserved for military personnel only. An unpleasant quarrel ensued, but Baba asked Gustadji to move to another compartment. By the time they completed carrying some luggage to the other compartment the train was in motion, and they only finished transferring everything as the train pulled into Visapur station. Continuing on, Baba and Gustadji got off at Akolner, while Behramji was instructed to proceed to Ahmednagar and inform Rustom (and no one else) about his presence in the vicinity.
Baba and Gustadji looked at several places for quiet seclusion in Akolner but failed to find a suitable spot. In the afternoon they bought milk from a Muslim lad named Ismail, who worked for the railways, and prepared tea. Behramji returned from Ahmednagar in the evening with Rustom, who brought food for the two men's dinner. (Baba was fasting.) Again they searched for an appropriate place of seclusion, and Baba finally selected a piece of land belonging to a retired Brahmin stationmaster. The Brahmin agreed to rent the place — supposedly for a sick man to recuperate his health — and Rustom went back to Ahmednagar to bring a small tent. Meanwhile, Baba, with Behramji and Gustadji keeping watch, spent the night on the stone platform of the Akolner railway station.
The next day, Sunday, 2 December 1923, Rustom returned with the tent and food. The tent was set up on the spot selected, but Baba decided that they should sleep in the open air, though the night was cold. It was bitter cold by early morning and wood was collected to start a fire. After breakfast, Baba expressed that he was not pleased with the location and decided to return to Meherabad. In the evening Baba, with Behramji and Ismail (the boy to whom the Master had taken a liking) began walking beside the railway tracks and arrived at Meherabad late at night, staying in the Post Office. Baba walked the six miles to Meherabad speedily and with apparent joy, in spite of his prolonged fast.