58 IN THE VISION OF GOD
eulars about these wanderers. He was touched at the sight
of the torn and lacerated feet of both. Love welled up in his
tender heart.
He said: "It is rny great wish that you should have
your meal prepared out of my food supplies."
He took Eamcharanclas to the bazar, and returned with
a rupee worth of first-class rice, possessing a natural sweet
odour, dal and ghee. When the dinner was getting ready,
the friend further said:
" I have a mind to spend on you five rupees. The
balance of rupees three and odd shall be utilized for your
tickets on the motor bus that runs from here to Xolhapur.
The bus starts in an hour's time. Your feet are so bad that I
would yon should go at least these thirty miles by bus."
God is indeed all love and compassion. The kind
Muslim saw them safely seated in the bus and left them.
At frve in the evening they reached Kolhapur railway
station. On alighting from the bus, Bamclas enquired of
the bus driver who was again a Muslim as to what was the
railway fare from. Kolhapur to Sheroi station—the nearest
halting place on the way to Narsobawadi. His reply indicated
that for each the railway fare would be about a rupee. Now
Ramdas made out that Ramcharandas possessed only a
rupee and some small change. Of course, Eamdas was
prepared to travel on foot if the funds on hand did not
permit of travelling by railway. The bus driver was closely
watching them. When he discovered that they did not
possess sufficient money for two tickets, he slipped into
Bamcharandas'' hand a rupee saying:
"Now it is all right for both. You may go by train."
Where did this spontaneous flow of help come from?
Surely from the heart of a feeling and loving God!
It was quite dark when they reached Sheroi station.
U arsobawadi was about nine miles from the railway station.
After groping about in the dark for a place of rest they
came to a Maruti temple in which they spent the night.