Padri sent word to Maharaj through Yeshwant Rao that Meher Baba had sent the horse and ox as gifts for him, and had requested that Maharaj accept them.
Maharaj, however, was in a fierce mood and sent word that they should immediately return with the animals. He shouted that he was unable to accept such gifts!
Shocked by this stern reply, Padri and Nervous became anxious, wondering what to do with the animals. Where were they to go in the middle of the night? But Maharaj sent another message saying that they could rest overnight in Sakori and then return in the morning with the horse and ox. They spent a sleepless night camping with the animals, and in the morning they begged Maharaj to accept them as an offering from Meher Baba.
Maharaj was standing at a distance and began cursing them: "Call the police at once! They have stolen these animals and brought them here! You sons of bitches had better leave here immediately or you will find yourselves locked up in jail!"
Frightened, Padri and Nervous took the animals and hastily left Sakori. They reached Chitali hours later and fortunately found the same train carriage in which they had come. They returned to Ahmednagar and, after leaving the troublesome horse and ox in Sarosh's charge at Khushru Quarters, they boarded a train for Bombay.
In Bombay, Baba questioned the two men. Had they successfully delivered Sufi and Sant to Maharaj? Padri smiled, cursed and then told everything in detail, and Baba had a hearty laugh.
One has only an inkling of the mystery behind the inner work between such Masters as Meher Baba and Upasni Maharaj. But it may be surmised, from outward appearances, that Maharaj's refusal to accept Sufi was due to Mehera, who was to become a permanent member of Meher Baba's women mandali. It had once been hinted that Mehera should permanently stay in Sakori; however, she was not destined to be with Upasni Maharaj. Her destiny was with her Beloved Meher Baba.
Before departing Bombay, Baba instructed Ghani to return home to Lonavla, wait there, and come later to Quetta with the rest of the mandali after their living accommodations had been arranged.
Baba then informed Soonamasi and Khorshed, "I will not be back for twelve years. You should stay here and remember me. This time I won't be taking you with me to Quetta."