It's Bill that's spent the money on his cussed booze and gambling. Way of the Lawless Max Brand The gambling houses can do it, and so keep on breaking the law.
When Winnie tries to drink, Jesse stops her. Then Mae and Miles appear. Alarmed at Winnie's discovery of the spring, they kidnap her. Winnie learns that the music she heard comes from Mae's music box. She also learns the Tucks' secret: the water in the spring is magic and has made them ageless.
The Grimm Brothers' version, known as Aschenputtel or Ash Girl does not have a fairy godmother. In their story, the heroine plants a tree on her mother's grave and a white dove helps with the magic. Because of their cruelty to Cinderella, the stepsisters have their eyes pecked out by birds.