"Chemistry," by Tom Drury (English 1302) Literature:Short Story

Paper Six: Language Analysis
"Chemistry," by Tom Drury, is about Keith Lyon and Stella Brand, both working at a secluded, upscale restaurant near Ventura, California called the Road House. On this night a policeman comes in asking about Mr. Geer, a seventy-seven year old man that disappeared from the theater next door. When the cop asks everyone to help him locate Mr. Geer in the woods surrounding the local establishments, Keith and Stella volunteer to pair up and search together.
Keith is a forty-four year old cook who has no other real ambitions, and is content with his mundane statio…