What was the final outcome for the business partners who went ahead with the deal after Damu Anna backed out?

After Damu Anna heeded Sai Baba's warning and withdrew from the business venture, his friend found other partners who were, as Chapter 25 puts it, dragged by their karma. The outcome for them was disastrous. When they engaged in the speculation, their luck was reversed, and they 'suffered a blow and incurred a loss.' This failure was so significant that it caused Damu Anna's friend to completely re-evaluate his position. He marveled at the 'powerful... Fakir's staff' and realized that Damu Anna had been saved from ruin. The friend lamented that if he had followed the Fakir's lead instead of slandering him, he too could have been alerted and avoided the financial disaster.