Jefferson Marshal's Station in Intruder in the Dust (Location)

This "little cubbyhole of an office in an alley" off the Square is where the town's night marshal is supposed to keep watch; it has "a stove and a telephone" (207). The marshal won't stay there, however, spending his time instead in "the cafe" nearby that "stays open all night" (206) - which has led the town to connect the telephone to "a big burglar alarm bell on the outside wall" of the office, to make sure someone in the cafe will hear it ringing and alert the marshal (207).